diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_fsck.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_fsck.go
index 005dc98c2..e73f60a2b 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_fsck.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_fsck.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFsck) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.
 	findMissingChunksInFiler := fsckCommand.Bool("findMissingChunksInFiler", false, "see \"help volume.fsck\"")
 	findMissingChunksInFilerPath := fsckCommand.String("findMissingChunksInFilerPath", "/", "used together with findMissingChunksInFiler")
 	applyPurging := fsckCommand.Bool("reallyDeleteFromVolume", false, "<expert only!> after detection, delete missing data from volumes / delete missing file entries from filer")
-	purgeAbsent := fsckCommand.Bool("purgeAbsent", false, "<expert only!> delete missing file entries from filer if the corresponding volume is missing for any reason, please ensure all still existing/expected volumes are connected! used together with findMissingChunksInFiler")
+	purgeAbsent := fsckCommand.Bool("reallyDeleteFilerEntries", false, "<expert only!> delete missing file entries from filer if the corresponding volume is missing for any reason, please ensure all still existing/expected volumes are connected! used together with findMissingChunksInFiler")
 	if err = fsckCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}