diff --git a/samples/cpp/generic_descriptor_match.cpp b/samples/cpp/generic_descriptor_match.cpp
index dee99bc9a5..adf3a52fc1 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/generic_descriptor_match.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/generic_descriptor_match.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using namespace cv;
 
 void help()
 {
-	printf("Using the surf descriptor for matching keypoints between 2 images\n");
+	printf("Use the SURF descriptor for matching keypoints between 2 images\n");
     printf("Format: \n./generic_descriptor_match [image1] [image2] [algorithm] [XML params]\n");
     printf("For example: ./generic_descriptor_match scene_l.bmp scene_r.bmp FERN fern_params.xml\n");
 }