diff --git a/cmd/podman/volumes/import.go b/cmd/podman/volumes/import.go
index 8f3c7f27eb..60e34c6f1d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/volumes/import.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/volumes/import.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var (
 		Args:              cobra.ExactArgs(2),
 		ValidArgsFunction: common.AutocompleteVolumes,
 		Example: `podman volume import my_vol /home/user/import.tar
-  cat ctr.tar | podman import volume my_vol -`,
+  cat ctr.tar | podman volume import my_vol -`,
 	}
 )