diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/set.go b/cmd/podman/machine/set.go
index 4a05a9c1cda0..4c15f1de19a6 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/set.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/set.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var (
 		Long:              "Sets an updatable virtual machine setting",
 		RunE:              setMachine,
 		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
-		Example:           `podman machine set --root=false`,
+		Example:           `podman machine set --rootful=false`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: completion.AutocompleteNone,
 	}
 )