diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-store.xml b/doc/manual/nix-store.xml
index 357a23cf6b..ffa7e9185d 100644
--- a/doc/manual/nix-store.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/nix-store.xml
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ in Nix itself.</para>
 
 <refsection><title>Description</title>
             
-<para>The operation <option>--verify-paths</option> compares the
+<para>The operation <option>--verify-path</option> compares the
 contents of the given store paths to their cryptographic hashes stored
 in Nix’s database.  For every changed path, it prints a warning
 message.  The exit status is 0 if no path has changed, and 1