diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index e33291683b..1d02600e48 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -603,8 +603,8 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 {"pf", "forward predicted MVs of P-frames", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_DEBUG_VIS_MV_P_FOR, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, "debug_mv"},
 {"bf", "forward predicted MVs of B-frames", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_DEBUG_VIS_MV_B_FOR, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, "debug_mv"},
 {"bb", "backward predicted MVs of B-frames", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_DEBUG_VIS_MV_B_BACK, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, "debug_mv"},
-{"mb_qmin", "obsolete, use vqmin", OFFSET(mb_qmin), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
-{"mb_qmax", "obsolete, use vqmax", OFFSET(mb_qmax), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
+{"mb_qmin", "obsolete, use qmin", OFFSET(mb_qmin), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
+{"mb_qmax", "obsolete, use qmax", OFFSET(mb_qmax), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"cmp", "full pel me compare function", OFFSET(me_cmp), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
 {"subcmp", "sub pel me compare function", OFFSET(me_sub_cmp), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
 {"mbcmp", "macroblock compare function", OFFSET(mb_cmp), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},