diff --git a/IPython/lib/display.py b/IPython/lib/display.py
index 42cc847..9221e2e 100644
--- a/IPython/lib/display.py
+++ b/IPython/lib/display.py
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ class FileLink(object):
         ----------
         path : str
             path to the file or directory that should be formatted
-        directory_prefix : str
+        url_prefix : str
             prefix to be prepended to all files to form a working link [default:
-            'files']
+            '']
         result_html_prefix : str
-            text to append to beginning to link [default: none]
+            text to append to beginning to link [default: '']
         result_html_suffix : str
             text to append at the end of link [default: '<br>']
         """