diff --git a/pydantic/main.py b/pydantic/main.py
index 71bcd578c8..b0377afb4d 100644
--- a/pydantic/main.py
+++ b/pydantic/main.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def model_validate(
 
         Args:
             obj: The object to validate.
-            strict: Whether to raise an exception on invalid fields.
+            strict: Whether to enforce types strictly.
             from_attributes: Whether to extract data from object attributes.
             context: Additional context to pass to the validator.