diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uninstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uninstall.rb
index 505d4e4b2b..c08b13dad9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uninstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uninstall.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ module Homebrew
     end
 
     def sample_command
-      "brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies #{list reqs.map(&:name)}"
+      "brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies #{ARGV.named.join(" ")}"
     end
 
     def are_required_by_deps