diff --git a/common/flatpak-context.c b/common/flatpak-context.c
index 9adf4021..4bfc44d1 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-context.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-context.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ static GOptionEntry context_options[] = {
   { "system-no-talk-name", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, &option_system_no_talk_name_cb, N_("Don't allow app to talk to name on the system bus"), N_("DBUS_NAME") },
   { "add-policy", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, &option_add_generic_policy_cb, N_("Add generic policy option"), N_("SUBSYSTEM.KEY=VALUE") },
   { "remove-policy", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, &option_remove_generic_policy_cb, N_("Remove generic policy option"), N_("SUBSYSTEM.KEY=VALUE") },
-  { "persist", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, &option_persist_cb, N_("Persist home directory"), N_("FILENAME") },
+  { "persist", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, &option_persist_cb, N_("Persist home directory subpath"), N_("FILENAME") },
   /* This is not needed/used anymore, so hidden, but we accept it for backwards compat */
   { "no-desktop", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN |  G_OPTION_FLAG_HIDDEN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &option_no_desktop_deprecated, N_("Don't require a running session (no cgroups creation)"), NULL },
   { NULL }