diff --git a/src/nix/why-depends.cc b/src/nix/why-depends.cc
index 74377c912..657df30d7 100644
--- a/src/nix/why-depends.cc
+++ b/src/nix/why-depends.cc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct CmdWhyDepends : SourceExprCommand
 
         addFlag({
             .longName = "precise",
-            .description = "For each edge of the graph, inspect the parent node to display the exact location in the path that causes the dependency",
+            .description = "For each edge in the dependency graph, show the files in the parent that cause the dependency.",
             .handler = {&precise, true},
         });
     }