diff --git a/client/mysql.cc b/client/mysql.cc
index 2ecfd637453..d1d36d79565 100644
--- a/client/mysql.cc
+++ b/client/mysql.cc
@@ -2832,7 +2832,7 @@ com_charset(String *buffer __attribute__((unused)), char *line)
   param= get_arg(buff, 0);
   if (!param || !*param)
   {
-    return put_info("Usage: \\C char_setname | charset charset_name", 
+    return put_info("Usage: \\C charset_name | charset charset_name", 
 		    INFO_ERROR, 0);
   }
   new_cs= get_charset_by_csname(param, MY_CS_PRIMARY, MYF(MY_WME));