diff --git a/sm5/README b/sm5/README
index 980d8480c247c0d70ba1fb9ee1b4c60404eeef3d..3db105a5e69e55246db7a598b6a8f49272ae7226 100644
--- a/sm5/README
+++ b/sm5/README
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ please post to the smartmontools mailing list.
         Action to take on a bad checksum.  TYPE and its meaning are:
                 warn   - Issue a warning, but continue [DEFAULT] 
                 exit   - Exit smartctl
-                silent - Continue silently without issuing a warning [NEW]
+                ignore - Continue silently without issuing a warning [NEW]
 
   -s VALUE, --smart=VALUE
         Enable/disable SMART.  VALUE is one of: on, off