diff --git a/src/groupadd.c b/src/groupadd.c
index c70a2070..31142101 100644
--- a/src/groupadd.c
+++ b/src/groupadd.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ usage (int status)
 	(void) fputs (_("  -p, --password PASSWORD       use this encrypted password for the new group\n"), usageout);
 	(void) fputs (_("  -r, --system                  create a system account\n"), usageout);
 	(void) fputs (_("  -R, --root CHROOT_DIR         directory to chroot into\n"), usageout);
-	(void) fputs (_("  -P, --prefix PREFIX_DI        directory prefix\n"), usageout);
+	(void) fputs (_("  -P, --prefix PREFIX_DIR       directory prefix\n"), usageout);
 	(void) fputs (_("  -U, --users USERS             list of user members of this group\n"), usageout);
 	(void) fputs ("\n", usageout);
 	exit (status);