diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 36c295e5d85..cf75cdd7449 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -3839,8 +3839,8 @@ std::string CWallet::GetWalletHelpString(bool showDebug)
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-keypool=<n>", strprintf(_("Set key pool size to <n> (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_KEYPOOL_SIZE));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-fallbackfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("A fee rate (in %s/kB) that will be used when fee estimation has insufficient data (default: %s)"),
                                                                CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_FALLBACK_FEE)));
-    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-discardfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("The fee rate (in %s/kB) used to discard change (to fee) if it would be dust at this fee rate (default: %s) "
-                                                                "Note: We will always discard up to the dust relay fee and a discard fee above that is limited by the longest target fee estimate"),
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-discardfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("The fee rate (in %s/kB) that indicates your tolerance for discarding change by adding it to the fee (default: %s). "
+                                                                "Note: An output is discarded if it is dust at this rate, but we will always discard up to the dust relay fee and a discard fee above that is limited by the fee estimate for the longest target"),
                                                               CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_DISCARD_FEE)));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-mintxfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("Fees (in %s/kB) smaller than this are considered zero fee for transaction creation (default: %s)"),
                                                             CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MINFEE)));