diff --git a/cmd/podman/top.go b/cmd/podman/top.go
index c2156050c7..2512631c1f 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/top.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/top.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var (
 %s`, getDescriptorString())
 
 	_topCommand = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "top [flags] CONTAINER [FORMAT-DESCRIPTIOS]",
+		Use:   "top [flags] CONTAINER [FORMAT-DESCRIPTORS]",
 		Short: "Display the running processes of a container",
 		Long:  topDescription,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {