diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi b/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
index 60e0d62a8168d1dd69319ba55bb9a8314f4220ea..c09b1e0eefe154e4733c9011116b0c14c097f2c4 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ Enable Unlimited Motion Vector (h263+)
 
 @item -deinterlace
 Deinterlace pictures.
-@item -interlace
+@item -ilme
 Force interlacing support in encoder (MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 only).
 Use this option if your input file is interlaced and you want
 to keep the interlaced format for minimum losses.