diff --git a/include/vcpkg/base/message-data.inc.h b/include/vcpkg/base/message-data.inc.h
index 6e066f52bc..6ae9baf733 100644
--- a/include/vcpkg/base/message-data.inc.h
+++ b/include/vcpkg/base/message-data.inc.h
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ DECLARE_MESSAGE(CmdExportEmptyPlan,
 DECLARE_MESSAGE(CmdExportExample1,
                 (),
                 "This is a command line, only <port names> and the out_dir part should be localized",
-                "vcpkg export <port names> [--nuget] [--directory=out_dir]")
+                "vcpkg export <port names> [--nuget] [--output-dir=out_dir]")
 DECLARE_MESSAGE(CmdExportOpt7Zip, (), "", "Exports to a 7zip (.7z) file")
 DECLARE_MESSAGE(CmdExportOptChocolatey, (), "", "Exports a Chocolatey package (experimental)")
 DECLARE_MESSAGE(CmdExportOptDebug, (), "", "Enables prefab debug")
diff --git a/locales/messages.json b/locales/messages.json
index fdd5df0bf9..f83304a94d 100644
--- a/locales/messages.json
+++ b/locales/messages.json
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
   "CmdEnvOptions": "Adds installed {path} to {env_var}",
   "_CmdEnvOptions.comment": "An example of {path} is /foo/bar. An example of {env_var} is VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET.",
   "CmdExportEmptyPlan": "Refusing to create an export of zero packages. Install packages before exporting.",
-  "CmdExportExample1": "vcpkg export <port names> [--nuget] [--directory=out_dir]",
+  "CmdExportExample1": "vcpkg export <port names> [--nuget] [--output-dir=out_dir]",
   "_CmdExportExample1.comment": "This is a command line, only <port names> and the out_dir part should be localized",
   "CmdExportOpt7Zip": "Exports to a 7zip (.7z) file",
   "CmdExportOptChocolatey": "Exports a Chocolatey package (experimental)",