diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Check.txt b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Check.txt
index 84754f5a9..d8d9a2ef8 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Check.txt
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Check.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ These checks can be run only by giving their names as arguments to
 check. They are more specialised and not desirable for everyone,
 therefore optional:
 
--   ordereddates - transactions are ordered by date in each file
+-   ordereddates - transactions are ordered by date within each file
 
 -   payees - all payees used by transactions have been declared