diff --git a/passes/techmap/techmap.cc b/passes/techmap/techmap.cc
index 08e314081..eeeebd111 100644
--- a/passes/techmap/techmap.cc
+++ b/passes/techmap/techmap.cc
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static bool techmap_module(RTLIL::Design *design, RTLIL::Module *module, RTLIL::
 }
 
 struct TechmapPass : public Pass {
-	TechmapPass() : Pass("techmap", "simple technology mapper") { }
+	TechmapPass() : Pass("techmap", "generic technology mapper") { }
 	virtual void help()
 	{
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