diff --git a/src/terminal-options.c b/src/terminal-options.c
index ce41055..9d8c1e1 100644
--- a/src/terminal-options.c
+++ b/src/terminal-options.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ get_goption_context (TerminalOptions *options)
 			0,
 			G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK,
 			option_geometry_callback,
-			N_("Set the window size; for example: 80x24, or 80x24+200+200 (ROWSxCOLS+X+Y)"),
+			N_("Set the window size; for example: 80x24, or 80x24+200+200 (COLSxROWS+X+Y)"),
 			N_("GEOMETRY")
 		},
 		{