diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 61834a94..d89ee840 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -5880,7 +5880,7 @@ milliseconds.
 If
 .Ar delay
 is not given, the
-.Ic message-time
+.Ic display-time
 option is used; a delay of zero waits for a key press.
 .Ql N
 ignores key presses and closes only after the delay expires.