diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java
index 7893101781..d30a16dcae 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public CLIManager()
         options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "encrypt-master-password" ).hasArg().withDescription( "Encrypt master security password" ).create( ENCRYPT_MASTER_PASSWORD ) );
         options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "encrypt-password" ).hasArg().withDescription( "Encrypt server password" ).create( ENCRYPT_PASSWORD ) );
         options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "threads" ).hasArg().withDescription( "Thread count, for instance 2.0C where C is core multiplied" ).create( THREADS ) );
-        options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "legacy-local-repository" ).withDescription( "Use Maven 2 Legacy Local Repository behaviour, ie no use of _maven.repositories. Can be activated using -Dmaven.legacyLocalRepo=true" ).create( LEGACY_LOCAL_REPOSITORY ) );
+        options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "legacy-local-repository" ).withDescription( "Use Maven 2 Legacy Local Repository behaviour, ie no use of _maven.repositories. Can also be activated by using -Dmaven.legacyLocalRepo=true" ).create( LEGACY_LOCAL_REPOSITORY ) );
 
         // Adding this back in for compatibility with the verifier that hard codes this option.
         options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "no-plugin-registry" ).withDescription( "Ineffective, only kept for backward compatibility" ).create( "npr" ) );