diff --git a/doc/guile.1 b/doc/guile.1
index 5d8b4e158..7b3d23292 100644
--- a/doc/guile.1
+++ b/doc/guile.1
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ is being run interactively.
 Compile source files automatically (default behavior).
 .
 .TP
-.B --no-autocompile
+.B --no-auto-compile
 Disable automatic source file compilation.
 .
 .TP