diff --git a/README b/README
index 757ef1e8..fbf4b2f9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Use following options to convert into alternate image formats:
   -alpha_dither  use alpha-plane dithering if needed
   -mt .......... use multi-threading
   -crop <x> <y> <w> <h> ... crop output with the given rectangle
-  -scale <w> <h> .......... scale the output (*after* any cropping)
+  -resize <w> <h> ......... scale the output (*after* any cropping)
   -flip ........ flip the output vertically
   -alpha ....... only save the alpha plane
   -incremental . use incremental decoding (useful for tests)