diff --git a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/CmdUpdate.hs b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/CmdUpdate.hs
index a60d11f08e49bde6ed3633980a79a6f15ae3b707..f066788ec6377242a5936b94c0949c6cd23fa659 100644
--- a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/CmdUpdate.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/CmdUpdate.hs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ updateCommand = CommandUI
      ++ "  " ++ pname ++ " v2-update hackage.haskell.org,HEAD\n"
      ++ "  " ++ pname ++ " v2-update hackage.haskell.org\n"
      ++ "    Download hackage.haskell.org at a specific index state.\n\n"
-     ++ "  " ++ pname ++ " new update hackage.haskell.org head.hackage\n"
+     ++ "  " ++ pname ++ " v2-update hackage.haskell.org head.hackage\n"
      ++ "    Download hackage.haskell.org and head.hackage\n"
      ++ "    head.hackage must be a known repo-id. E.g. from\n"
      ++ "    your cabal.project(.local) file.\n"