diff --git a/client/mysqldump.c b/client/mysqldump.c
index 54bfbef004b..8dcf0048ad6 100644
--- a/client/mysqldump.c
+++ b/client/mysqldump.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static struct my_option my_long_options[] =
    (gptr*) &opt_quoted, (gptr*) &opt_quoted, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0,
    0, 0},
   {"result-file", 'r',
-   "Direct output to a given file. This option should be used in MSDOS, because it prevents new line '\\n' from being converted to '\\n\\r' (newline + carriage return).",
+   "Direct output to a given file. This option should be used in MSDOS, because it prevents new line '\\n' from being converted to '\\n\\r' (carriage return + line feed).",
    0, 0, 0, GET_STR, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"socket", 'S', "Socket file to use for connection.",
    (gptr*) &opt_mysql_unix_port, (gptr*) &opt_mysql_unix_port, 0, GET_STR,