diff --git a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
index a0b2e0ed6be..7afc0cde4b9 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub trait AppExt: Sized {
         self._arg(multi_opt(
             "features",
             "FEATURES",
-            "Space-separated list of features to activate",
+            "Space or comma separated list of features to activate",
         ))
         ._arg(opt("all-features", "Activate all available features"))
         ._arg(opt(