diff --git a/doc/source/cli/cinder-status.rst b/doc/source/cli/cinder-status.rst
index f28a2458f28..313c61c609a 100644
--- a/doc/source/cli/cinder-status.rst
+++ b/doc/source/cli/cinder-status.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Synopsis
 
 ::
 
-  cinder-status <category> <action> [<args>]
+  cinder-status <category> <command> [<args>]
 
 Description
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