diff --git a/src/rules/noUnusedVariableRule.ts b/src/rules/noUnusedVariableRule.ts
index 3e1dcb54485..70c1703d0f3 100644
--- a/src/rules/noUnusedVariableRule.ts
+++ b/src/rules/noUnusedVariableRule.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
     /* tslint:disable:object-literal-sort-keys */
     public static metadata: Lint.IRuleMetadata = {
         ruleName: "no-unused-variable",
-        deprecationMessage: "Use the compiler options --noUnusedParameters and --noUnusedLocals instead.",
+        deprecationMessage: "Use the tsc compiler options --noUnusedParameters and --noUnusedLocals instead.",
         description: "Disallows unused imports, variables, functions and private class members.",
         optionsDescription: Lint.Utils.dedent`
             Three optional arguments may be optionally provided: