diff --git a/cmd/abigen/main.go b/cmd/abigen/main.go
index b7ba99f106211..588de30bf51f5 100644
--- a/cmd/abigen/main.go
+++ b/cmd/abigen/main.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ var (
 	}
 	aliasFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "alias",
-		Usage: "Comma separated aliases for function and event renaming, e.g. foo=bar",
+		Usage: "Comma separated aliases for function and event renaming, e.g. original1=alias1, original2=alias2",
 	}
 )