diff --git a/asn1c/asn1c.1 b/asn1c/asn1c.1
index 07cd7b7..5faa2ef 100644
--- a/asn1c/asn1c.1
+++ b/asn1c/asn1c.1
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 ASN.1 standard, and the compiler may fail to produce a meaningful code.
 .TP
 .B \-fcompound-names
-Using this switch prevents name collisions in the target source code
+Using this option prevents name collisions in the target source code
 by using complex names for target language structures. (Name collisions
 may occur if the ASN.1 module reuses the same identifiers in multiple
 contexts).