diff --git a/lustre/utils/lctl.c b/lustre/utils/lctl.c
index 984ab221e677eefa156266b9b2d43f3b9c4dd6a8..6507e2cd8be521a1edd876c2daa91b8c96f65b05 100644
--- a/lustre/utils/lctl.c
+++ b/lustre/utils/lctl.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ command_t cmdlist[] = {
         {"add_peer", jt_ptl_add_peer, 0, "add an peer entry\n"
          "usage: add_peer <nid> <host> <port>"},
         {"del_peer", jt_ptl_del_peer, 0, "remove an peer entry\n"
-         "usage: del_autoconn [<nid>] [<host>] [ks]"},
+         "usage: del_peer [<nid>] [<ipaddr|pid>]"},
         {"add_conn ", jt_lcfg_add_conn, 0,
          "usage: add_conn <conn_uuid> [priority]\n"},
         {"del_conn ", jt_lcfg_del_conn, 0,