diff --git a/plugin/forward/README.md b/plugin/forward/README.md
index b4307d8dd..02da91bcc 100644
--- a/plugin/forward/README.md
+++ b/plugin/forward/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ forward FROM TO... {
     tls_servername NAME
     policy random|round_robin|sequential
     health_check DURATION
-    max_queries MAX
+    max_concurrent MAX
 }
 ~~~