diff --git a/man/tio.1.in b/man/tio.1.in
index 126d00d..735586b 100644
--- a/man/tio.1.in
+++ b/man/tio.1.in
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Display help.
 .TP
 .BR \-V ", " \-\-verbose
 
-Display extended configuration.
+Enable verbose output.
 .SH "KEYS"
 .PP
 .TP 16n
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index f22def5..c629400 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void print_help(char *argv[])
     printf("  -c, --color <code>          Colorize tio text\n");
     printf("  -v, --version               Display version\n");
     printf("  -h, --help                  Display help\n");
-    printf("  -V, --verbose               Display extended configuration\n");
+    printf("  -V, --verbose               Enable verbose output\n");
     printf("\n");
     printf("See the man page for more details.\n");
     printf("\n");