diff --git a/man3/getopt.3 b/man3/getopt.3
index 41dbee6ae..bc147e3eb 100644
--- a/man3/getopt.3
+++ b/man3/getopt.3
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
             break;
         default: /* '?' */
             fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [\-t nsecs] [\-n] name\\n",
-                    argv[1]);
+                    argv[0]);
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
     }