diff --git a/MySQLdb/_mysql.c b/MySQLdb/_mysql.c
index 2c02d765..7737dbe7 100644
--- a/MySQLdb/_mysql.c
+++ b/MySQLdb/_mysql.c
@@ -581,10 +581,10 @@ host\n\
 user\n\
   string, user to connect as\n\
 \n\
-passwd\n\
+password\n\
   string, password to use\n\
 \n\
-db\n\
+database\n\
   string, database to use\n\
 \n\
 port\n\