diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 9d74a1c..01245e0 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 
 @subsection -no-kvm (since 1.3.0)
 
-The ``-no-kvm'' argument is now a synonym for setting
-``-machine accel=tcg''.
+The ``-no-kvm'' argument is now a synonym for setting ``-accel tcg''.
 
 @subsection -usbdevice (since 2.10.0)