diff --git a/utils/mapnik-render/mapnik-render.cpp b/utils/mapnik-render/mapnik-render.cpp
index 4a67131d7..c172995c7 100644
--- a/utils/mapnik-render/mapnik-render.cpp
+++ b/utils/mapnik-render/mapnik-render.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int main (int argc,char** argv)
             ("help,h", "produce usage message")
             ("version,V","print version string")
             ("verbose,v","verbose output")
-            ("open","automatically open the file after rendering (os x only)")
+            ("open","automatically open the file after rendering")
             ("xml",po::value<std::string>(),"xml map to read")
             ("img",po::value<std::string>(),"image to render")
             ("scale-factor",po::value<double>(),"scale factor for rendering")