diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
index 877301314..85105d20e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
@@ -2082,8 +2082,8 @@ server_ssl_opts_schema(Defaults, IsRanchListener) ->
default => D("dhfile"),
required => false,
desc =>
- "Path to a file containing PEM-encoded Diffie Hellman parameters\n"
- "to be used by the server if a cipher suite using Diffie Hellman\n"
+ "Path to a file containing PEM-encoded Diffie-Hellman parameters\n"
+ "to be used by the server if a cipher suite using Diffie-Hellman\n"
"key exchange is negotiated. If not specified, default parameters\n"
"are used.
\n"
"NOTE: The dhfile
option is not supported by TLS 1.3."