diff --git a/conf/example.conf.in b/conf/example.conf.in
index 204ec82d1..215a30f86 100644
--- a/conf/example.conf.in
+++ b/conf/example.conf.in
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ activation {
 
 	# Configuration option activation/udev_sync.
 	# Use udev notifications to synchronize udev and LVM.
-	# The --nodevsync option overrides this setting.
+	# The --noudevsync option overrides this setting.
 	# When disabled, LVM commands will not wait for notifications from
 	# udev, but continue irrespective of any possible udev processing in
 	# the background. Only use this if udev is not running or has rules
diff --git a/lib/config/config_settings.h b/lib/config/config_settings.h
index fac5d6317..3000a4be1 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_settings.h
+++ b/lib/config/config_settings.h
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ cfg(global_io_memory_size_CFG, "io_memory_size", global_CFG_SECTION, CFG_DEFAULT
 
 cfg(activation_udev_sync_CFG, "udev_sync", activation_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_UDEV_SYNC, vsn(2, 2, 51), NULL, 0, NULL,
 	"Use udev notifications to synchronize udev and LVM.\n"
-	"The --nodevsync option overrides this setting.\n"
+	"The --noudevsync option overrides this setting.\n"
 	"When disabled, LVM commands will not wait for notifications from\n"
 	"udev, but continue irrespective of any possible udev processing in\n"
 	"the background. Only use this if udev is not running or has rules\n"