diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 22e1aa02a..37c5a2c03 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ Value getbalance(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
             "getbalance ( \"account\" minconf includeWatchonly )\n"
             "\nReturns the server's total available balance.\n"
             "\nArguments:\n"
-            "1. \"account\"      (string, optional) DEPRECATED. If provided, it MUST be set to the empty string \"\" to represent the default account. Passing any other string will result in an error.\n"
+            "1. \"account\"      (string, optional) DEPRECATED. If provided, it MUST be set to the empty string \"\" or to the string \"*\", either of which will give the total available balance. Passing any other string will result in an error.\n"
             "2. minconf          (numeric, optional, default=1) Only include transactions confirmed at least this many times.\n"
             "3. includeWatchonly (bool, optional, default=false) Also include balance in watchonly addresses (see 'importaddress')\n"
             "\nResult:\n"