diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
index 286ef51e2..c435682bc 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.BoolVar(&backupOptions.Stdin, "stdin", false, "read backup from stdin")
 	f.StringVar(&backupOptions.StdinFilename, "stdin-filename", "stdin", "`filename` to use when reading from stdin")
 	f.Var(&backupOptions.Tags, "tag", "add `tags` for the new snapshot in the format `tag[,tag,...]` (can be specified multiple times)")
-	f.UintVar(&backupOptions.ReadConcurrency, "read-concurrency", 0, "read `n` file concurrently. (default: $RESTIC_READ_CONCURRENCY or 2)")
+	f.UintVar(&backupOptions.ReadConcurrency, "read-concurrency", 0, "read `n` files concurrently. (default: $RESTIC_READ_CONCURRENCY or 2)")
 	f.StringVarP(&backupOptions.Host, "host", "H", "", "set the `hostname` for the snapshot manually. To prevent an expensive rescan use the \"parent\" flag")
 	f.StringVar(&backupOptions.Host, "hostname", "", "set the `hostname` for the snapshot manually")
 	err := f.MarkDeprecated("hostname", "use --host")