diff --git a/plugins/bcli.c b/plugins/bcli.c
index a13a939bd..f5fef9029 100644
--- a/plugins/bcli.c
+++ b/plugins/bcli.c
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				  "bitcoind RPC host to connect to",
 				  charp_option, &bitcoind->rpcconnect),
 		    plugin_option("bitcoin-rpcport",
-				  "string",
+				  "int",
 				  "bitcoind RPC host's port",
 				  charp_option, &bitcoind->rpcport),
 		    plugin_option("bitcoin-retry-timeout",