diff --git a/perl-xCAT-2.0/xCAT/PPClog.pm b/perl-xCAT-2.0/xCAT/PPClog.pm
index 1b3f6dec1..c98042ae8 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT-2.0/xCAT/PPClog.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT-2.0/xCAT/PPClog.pm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ sub parse_args {
         return( [ $_[0],
             "reventlog -h|--help",
             "reventlog -v|--version",
-            "reventlog [-V|--verbose] noderange " . join( '|', @reventlog )."|<number of entries to retrieve>",
+            "reventlog [-V|--verbose] noderange " . join( '|', @reventlog )."|<number of entries>",
             "    -h   writes usage information to standard output",
             "    -v   displays command version",
             "    -V   verbose output"])