diff --git a/libavformat/rtmpproto.c b/libavformat/rtmpproto.c
index 1d25ae9a60..3dac9fab47 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtmpproto.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtmpproto.c
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ static const AVOption rtmp_options[] = {
     {"recorded", "recorded stream", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {0}, 0, 0, DEC, "rtmp_live"},
     {"rtmp_playpath", "Stream identifier to play or to publish", OFFSET(playpath), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = NULL }, 0, 0, DEC|ENC},
     {"rtmp_swfurl", "URL of the SWF player. By default no value will be sent", OFFSET(swfurl), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = NULL }, 0, 0, DEC|ENC},
-    {"rtmp_tcurl", "URL of the target stream. Defaults to rtmp://host[:port]/app.", OFFSET(tcurl), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = NULL }, 0, 0, DEC|ENC},
+    {"rtmp_tcurl", "URL of the target stream. Defaults to proto://host[:port]/app.", OFFSET(tcurl), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = NULL }, 0, 0, DEC|ENC},
     { NULL },
 };