diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 854e6533e..f8801d8b2 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ static void PrintHelp() {
          "Options:\n"
          "  -v, --version        print node's version\n"
          "  -e, --eval script    evaluate script\n"
-         "  -p, --print          print result of --eval\n"
+         "  -p, --print          evaluate script and print result\n"
          "  -i, --interactive    always enter the REPL even if stdin\n"
          "                       does not appear to be a terminal\n"
          "  --no-deprecation     silence deprecation warnings\n"