diff --git a/cmd-bind-key.c b/cmd-bind-key.c
index 1ca31484..dce0bbf0 100644
--- a/cmd-bind-key.c
+++ b/cmd-bind-key.c
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 
 enum cmd_retval	 cmd_bind_key_exec(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *);
 
-enum cmd_retval	 cmd_bind_key_table(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *, int);
+enum cmd_retval	 cmd_bind_key_mode_table(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *, int);
 
 const struct cmd_entry cmd_bind_key_entry = {
 	"bind-key", "bind",
 	"cnrt:", 1, -1,
-	"[-cnr] [-t key-table] key command [arguments]",
+	"[-cnr] [-t mode-table] key command [arguments]",
 	0,
 	NULL,
 	cmd_bind_key_exec
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cmd_bind_key_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq)
 	}
 
 	if (args_has(args, 't'))
-		return (cmd_bind_key_table(self, cmdq, key));
+		return (cmd_bind_key_mode_table(self, cmdq, key));
 
 	cmdlist = cmd_list_parse(args->argc - 1, args->argv + 1, NULL, 0,
 	    &cause);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ cmd_bind_key_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq)
 }
 
 enum cmd_retval
-cmd_bind_key_table(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq, int key)
+cmd_bind_key_mode_table(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq, int key)
 {
 	struct args			*args = self->args;
 	const char			*tablename;
diff --git a/cmd-unbind-key.c b/cmd-unbind-key.c
index 5d86665b..92657c29 100644
--- a/cmd-unbind-key.c
+++ b/cmd-unbind-key.c
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
  */
 
 enum cmd_retval	 cmd_unbind_key_exec(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *);
-enum cmd_retval	 cmd_unbind_key_table(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *, int);
+enum cmd_retval	 cmd_unbind_key_mode_table(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *, int);
 
 const struct cmd_entry cmd_unbind_key_entry = {
 	"unbind-key", "unbind",
 	"acnt:", 0, 1,
-	"[-acn] [-t key-table] key",
+	"[-acn] [-t mode-table] key",
 	0,
 	NULL,
 	cmd_unbind_key_exec
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ cmd_unbind_key_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq)
 	}
 
 	if (args_has(args, 't'))
-		return (cmd_unbind_key_table(self, cmdq, key));
+		return (cmd_unbind_key_mode_table(self, cmdq, key));
 
 	if (key == KEYC_NONE) {
 		while (!RB_EMPTY(&key_bindings)) {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ cmd_unbind_key_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq)
 }
 
 enum cmd_retval
-cmd_unbind_key_table(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq, int key)
+cmd_unbind_key_mode_table(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq, int key)
 {
 	struct args			*args = self->args;
 	const char			*tablename;
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 24dde9fa..4aa66f9c 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ Commands related to key bindings are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Xo Ic bind-key
 .Op Fl cnr
-.Op Fl t Ar key-table
+.Op Fl t Ar mode-table
 .Ar key Ar command Op Ar arguments
 .Xc
 .D1 (alias: Ic bind )
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ If
 is present,
 .Ar key
 is bound in
-.Ar key-table :
+.Ar mode-table :
 the binding for command mode with
 .Fl c
 or for normal mode without.
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ Send the prefix key, or with
 the secondary prefix key, to a window as if it was pressed.
 .It Xo Ic unbind-key
 .Op Fl acn
-.Op Fl t Ar key-table
+.Op Fl t Ar mode-table
 .Ar key
 .Xc
 .D1 (alias: Ic unbind )
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ If
 is present,
 .Ar key
 in
-.Ar key-table
+.Ar mode-table
 is unbound: the binding for command mode with
 .Fl c
 or for normal mode without.