diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 58a43ff4e..c61393af9 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.StringVarP(&globalOptions.KeyHint, "key-hint", "", os.Getenv("RESTIC_KEY_HINT"), "`key` ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)")
 	f.StringVarP(&globalOptions.PasswordCommand, "password-command", "", os.Getenv("RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND"), "shell `command` to obtain the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)")
 	f.BoolVarP(&globalOptions.Quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "do not output comprehensive progress report")
-	f.CountVarP(&globalOptions.Verbose, "verbose", "v", "be verbose (specify --verbose multiple times or level --verbose=`n`)")
+	f.CountVarP(&globalOptions.Verbose, "verbose", "v", "be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=`n`, max level/times is 3)")
 	f.BoolVar(&globalOptions.NoLock, "no-lock", false, "do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on read-only repos")
 	f.BoolVarP(&globalOptions.JSON, "json", "", false, "set output mode to JSON for commands that support it")
 	f.StringVar(&globalOptions.CacheDir, "cache-dir", "", "set the cache `directory`. (default: use system default cache directory)")