diff --git a/hgext/mq.py b/hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py
+++ b/hgext/mq.py
@@ -2678,7 +2678,7 @@ cmdtable = {
     "qnew":
         (new,
          [('e', 'edit', None, _('edit commit message')),
-          ('f', 'force', None, _('import uncommitted changes into patch (deprecated)')),
+          ('f', 'force', None, _('import uncommitted changes (DEPRECATED)')),
           ('g', 'git', None, _('use git extended diff format')),
           ('U', 'currentuser', None, _('add "From: <current user>" to patch')),
           ('u', 'user', '', _('add "From: <given user>" to patch')),