diff --git a/compose/cli/main.py b/compose/cli/main.py
index 92a7c5f316..e941c005ce 100644
--- a/compose/cli/main.py
+++ b/compose/cli/main.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class TopLevelCommand(Command):
 
         Services are built once and then tagged as `project_service`,
         e.g. `composetest_db`. If you change a service's `Dockerfile` or the
-        contents of its build directory, you can run `compose build` to rebuild it.
+        contents of its build directory, you can run `docker-compose build` to rebuild it.
 
         Usage: build [options] [SERVICE...]