diff --git a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
index 5226b679..0f2acea6 100644
--- a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
+++ b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "saving cumul to '%s'\n", outfile);
 /* ----- nouveau 15 nov 2019 */
 maxvalue = cumul.fval * cumul.count;
 if (verbosity) {
-	fprintf(stderr, "computed maxvalue = %g\n", maxvalue);
+	fprintf(stderr, "theorical maxvalue = %g\n", maxvalue);
 	}
 switch (contrast) {
 	case CONTRAST_NONE: