diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Stats.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Stats.hs
index 3a844b6c1..250f09d74 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Stats.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Stats.hs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import Hledger.Cli.Utils (writeOutput)
 
 statsmode = hledgerCommandMode
   ($(embedFileRelative "Hledger/Cli/Commands/Stats.txt"))
-  [flagReq  ["output-file","o"]   (\s opts -> Right $ setopt "output-file" s opts) "FILE" "write output to FILE.  A file extension matching one of the above formats selects that format."
+  [flagReq  ["output-file","o"]   (\s opts -> Right $ setopt "output-file" s opts) "FILE" "write output to FILE."
   ]
   [generalflagsgroup1]
   []