diff --git a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
index 1c330cf5e..ed8ca7e14 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ std::string HelpMessageCli()
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcwait", _("Wait for RPC server to start"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcuser=<user>", _("Username for JSON-RPC connections"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcpassword=<pw>", _("Password for JSON-RPC connections"));
-    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcclienttimeout=<n>", strprintf(_("Timeout during HTTP requests (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_HTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT));
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcclienttimeout=<n>", strprintf(_("Timeout in seconds during HTTP requests, or 0 for no timeout. (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_HTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-stdin", _("Read extra arguments from standard input, one per line until EOF/Ctrl-D (recommended for sensitive information such as passphrases)"));
 
     return strUsage;