diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/YarnCommands.apt.vm b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/YarnCommands.apt.vm
index 4f3825b9d59..d91c5133482 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/YarnCommands.apt.vm
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/src/site/apt/YarnCommands.apt.vm
@@ -157,15 +157,16 @@ Usage: yarn [--config confdir] COMMAND
   Start the ResourceManager
 
 -------
-  Usage: yarn resourcemanager [-format]
+  Usage: yarn resourcemanager [-format-state-store]
 -------
 
 *---------------+--------------+
 || COMMAND_OPTIONS || Description                   |
 *---------------+--------------+
-| -format | Formats the RMStateStore. This will clear the RMStateStore and is
-|         | useful if past applications are no longer needed. This should be run
-|         | only when the ResourceManager is not running.
+| -format-state-store | Formats the RMStateStore. This will clear the
+|                     | RMStateStore and is useful if past applications are no
+|                     | longer needed. This should be run only when the
+|                     | ResourceManager is not running.
 *---------------+--------------+
 
 ** nodemanager