diff --git a/tests/misc/usage_vs_getopt.sh b/tests/misc/usage_vs_getopt.sh
index 65b2d0c3f..46e45fac3 100755
--- a/tests/misc/usage_vs_getopt.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/usage_vs_getopt.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ checkprg () {
       # Else $prg should have complained about a missing argument.
       # Catch false positives.
       case "$prg/$opt" in
-        'pr/-COLUMN') continue;;
+        'pr/-COLS') continue;;
       esac
       # Replace $opt in stderr output by the neutral placeholder.
       # Handle both long and short option error messages.