diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 6ca7feb5efd..0e16009e19e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ Options:\n\
                   (like for 'alias' global parameter)\n\
     -A define    Add config pre-processor define (e.g., -A WITH_AUTH,\n\
                   -A 'FLT_ACC=1', -A 'DEFVAL=\"str-val\"')\n\
-    -b nr        Maximum receive buffer size which will not be exceeded by\n\
-                  auto-probing procedure even if  OS allows\n\
+    -b nr        Maximum OS UDP receive buffer size which will not be exceeded by\n\
+                  auto-probing-and-increase procedure even if OS allows\n\
     -c           Check configuration file for syntax errors\n\
     -d           Debugging mode (multiple -d increase the level)\n\
     -D           Control how daemonize is done:\n\