diff --git a/check_licenses.sh b/check_licenses.sh
index 3dada87..a23408c 100755
--- a/check_licenses.sh
+++ b/check_licenses.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 # check usage
 if ! test -n "$1"; then
-	printf "Usage: %s [path...]\n" "$0" 1>&2
+	printf "Usage: %s [file...]\n" "$0" 1>&2
 	exit 64 # sysexits(3) EX_USAGE
 fi