diff --git a/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.1in b/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.1in
index 73f6b9ae82..02b0306ab0 100644
--- a/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.1in
+++ b/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.1in
@@ -487,12 +487,12 @@ or a filename to which the pid is to be written.
 .
 .
 .TP
-.B -report-pid\fR,\fP --report-pid <channel>
-Print out mpirun's PID during startup. The channel must be either a '-' to indi
+.B -report-uri\fR,\fP --report-uri <channel>
+Print out mpirun's URI during startup. The channel must be either a '-' to indi
 cate that
-the pid is to be output to stdout, a '+' to indicate that the pid is to be outp
+the URI is to be output to stdout, a '+' to indicate that the URI is to be outp
 ut to stderr,
-or a filename to which the pid is to be written.
+or a filename to which the URI is to be written.
 .
 .
 .TP