diff --git a/player/playloop.c b/player/playloop.c
index 311bbd178d..0062a30888 100644
--- a/player/playloop.c
+++ b/player/playloop.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void mp_seek(MPContext *mpctx, struct seek_params seek)
 
     if (!mpctx->demuxer->seekable) {
         MP_ERR(mpctx, "Cannot seek in this file.\n");
-        MP_ERR(mpctx, "You can forcibly enable it with '--force-seeking=yes'.\n");
+        MP_ERR(mpctx, "You can forcibly enable it with '--force-seekable=yes'.\n");
         return;
     }