diff --git a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_top.c b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_top.c
index c4cb87168..47deddd62 100644
--- a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_top.c
+++ b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_top.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static const struct option my_longopts[] = {
 static struct lxc_arguments my_args = {
 	.progname = "lxc-top",
 	.help     = "\
-[--name=NAME]\n\
+\n\
 \n\
 lxc-top monitors the state of the active containers\n\
 \n\