diff --git a/repmgrd.c b/repmgrd.c
index d1702917..84ffb2a2 100644
--- a/repmgrd.c
+++ b/repmgrd.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	static struct option long_options[] =
 	{
-		{"config", required_argument, NULL, 'f'},
+		{"config-file", required_argument, NULL, 'f'},
 		{"verbose", no_argument, NULL, 'v'},
 		{"monitoring-history", no_argument, NULL, 'm'},
 		{"daemonize", no_argument, NULL, 'd'},
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ help(const char *progname)
 	printf(_("  --version                 output version information, then exit\n"));
 	printf(_("  --verbose                 output verbose activity information\n"));
 	printf(_("  --monitoring-history      track advance or lag of the replication in every standby in repl_monitor\n"));
-	printf(_("  -f, --config-file=PATH    configuration file\n"));
+	printf(_("  -f, --config-file=PATH    path to the configuration file\n"));
 	printf(_("  -d, --daemonize           detach process from foreground\n"));
 	printf(_("  -p, --pid-file=PATH       write a PID file\n"));
 	printf(_("\n%s monitors a cluster of servers.\n"), progname);