diff --git a/src/libcmd/command.cc b/src/libcmd/command.cc
index 1fdd9e0bd..0740ea960 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/command.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/command.cc
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ MixProfile::MixProfile()
 {
     addFlag({
         .longName = "profile",
-        .description = "The profile to update.",
+        .description = "The profile to operate on.",
         .labels = {"path"},
         .handler = {&profile},
         .completer = completePath