diff --git a/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go b/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go
index 8c4b36bca..eae228d44 100644
--- a/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go
+++ b/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 	// FlagOverwrite defines a flag to overwrite an existing genesis JSON file.
 	FlagOverwrite = "overwrite"
 
-	// FlagSeed defines a flag to initialize the private validator key from a specific seed.
+	// FlagRecover defines a flag to initialize the private validator key from a specific seed.
 	FlagRecover = "recover"
 )