diff --git a/plugins/php/php_plugin.c b/plugins/php/php_plugin.c
index f4e5fa63..1d746e9c 100644
--- a/plugins/php/php_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/php/php_plugin.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_php_options[] = {
         {"php-allowed-script", required_argument, 0, "list the allowed php scripts (require absolute path)", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uphp.allowed_scripts, 0},
         {"php-server-software", required_argument, 0, "force php SERVER_SOFTWARE", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uphp.server_software, 0},
         {"php-app", required_argument, 0, "force the php file to run at each request", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uphp.app, 0},
-        {"php-app-qs", required_argument, 0, "when in app mode force QUERY_STRING to the specified value + REQUEST_URI", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uphp.app_qs, 0},
+        {"php-app-qs", required_argument, 0, "when in app mode force QUERY_STRING to the specified value + PATH_INFO", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uphp.app_qs, 0},
         {"php-dump-config", no_argument, 0, "dump php config (if modified via --php-set or append options)", uwsgi_opt_true, &uphp.dump_config, 0},
         {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},