diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/gen.pl b/docs/cmdline-opts/gen.pl
index 296096a04a..2418526cfe 100755
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/gen.pl
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/gen.pl
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ sub single {
             my $l = manpageify($k);
             $mstr .= sprintf "%s$l", $mstr?" and ":"";
         }
-        push @foot, overrides($standalone, "This option overrides $mstr. ");
+        push @foot, overrides($standalone,
+                              "This option is mutually exclusive to $mstr. ");
     }
     if($examples[0]) {
         my $s ="";