diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
index f2845c82f6..c65cb5ed99 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 usage() {
 	cat <<EOF
-Usage: $0 [down|detect|reload|status]
-enables (default), disables or detects a wifi configuration.
+Usage: $0 [config|down|reload|status]
+enables (default), disables or configures devices not yet configured.
 EOF
 	exit 1
 }