diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index bb2296a9ca..0d6b657d8a 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -3578,8 +3578,8 @@ Disabled looks much better with FreeType fonts and uses the
 borders in fullscreen mode.
 Does not work correctly with ass subtitles (see \-ass), you can instead
 render them without OpenGL support via \-vf ass.
-.IPs osdcolor=<0xRRGGBB>
-Color for OSD (default: 0xffffff, corresponds to white).
+.IPs osdcolor=<0xAARRGGBB>
+Color for OSD (default: 0x00ffffff, corresponds to non-transparent white).
 .IPs rectangle=<0,1,2>
 Select usage of rectangular textures which saves video RAM, but often is
 slower (default: 0).
diff --git a/libvo/vo_gl.c b/libvo/vo_gl.c
index fb8ad7e50f..500bb0d8bb 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_gl.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_gl.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static int preinit(const char *arg)
               "    use GL_NEAREST scaling for customtex texture\n"
               "  customtrect\n"
               "    use texture_rectangle for customtex texture\n"
-              "  osdcolor=<0xRRGGBB>\n"
+              "  osdcolor=<0xAARRGGBB>\n"
               "    use the given color for the OSD\n"
               "\n" );
       return -1;