diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go
index a74ba23f7..75a6ffa72 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func init() {
 func addPruneOptions(c *cobra.Command, pruneOptions *PruneOptions) {
 	f := c.Flags()
 	f.StringVar(&pruneOptions.MaxUnused, "max-unused", "5%", "tolerate given `limit` of unused data (absolute value in bytes with suffixes k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T, a value in % or the word 'unlimited')")
-	f.StringVar(&pruneOptions.MaxRepackSize, "max-repack-size", "", "maximum `size` to repack (allowed suffixes: k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T)")
+	f.StringVar(&pruneOptions.MaxRepackSize, "max-repack-size", "", "stop after repacking this much data in total (allowed suffixes: k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T)")
 	f.BoolVar(&pruneOptions.RepackCacheableOnly, "repack-cacheable-only", false, "only repack packs which are cacheable")
 	f.BoolVar(&pruneOptions.RepackSmall, "repack-small", false, "repack pack files below 80% of target pack size")
 	f.BoolVar(&pruneOptions.RepackUncompressed, "repack-uncompressed", false, "repack all uncompressed data")