diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl-compat-shutdown.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl-compat-shutdown.c
index 881d00e0a4..c5b4cb4e8c 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl-compat-shutdown.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl-compat-shutdown.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int shutdown_help(void) {
                "     --no-wall   Don't send wall message before halt/power-off/reboot\n"
                "  -c             Cancel a pending shutdown\n"
                "     --show      Show pending shutdown\n"
-               "\n%sThis is a compatibility interface, please use the more powerful 'systemctl reboot',\n"
+               "\n%sThis is a compatibility interface, please use the more powerful 'systemctl halt',\n"
                "'systemctl poweroff', 'systemctl reboot' commands instead.%s\n"
                "\nSee the %s for details.\n",
                program_invocation_short_name,