diff --git a/cmd/flux/resume.go b/cmd/flux/resume.go
index f25e99bf..004bcfb6 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/resume.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/resume.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var resumeArgs ResumeFlags
 
 func init() {
 	resumeCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&resumeArgs.all, "all", "", false,
-		"suspend all resources in that namespace")
+		"resume all resources in that namespace")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(resumeCmd)
 }