diff --git a/src/retest/reperf.c b/src/retest/reperf.c
index d6b03c019..daf2b7514 100644
--- a/src/retest/reperf.c
+++ b/src/retest/reperf.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ usage(void)
 
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "        -q\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "             quite: elide the regexp from output (useful for long regexps)\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "             quiet: elide the regexp from output (useful for long regexps)\n");
 
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "        -p\n");