diff --git a/lib/internal/print_help.js b/lib/internal/print_help.js
index 221af2547b239d..065d6524b764cb 100644
--- a/lib/internal/print_help.js
+++ b/lib/internal/print_help.js
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ function print(stream) {
   const firstColumn = Math.floor(width * 0.4);
   const secondColumn = Math.floor(width * 0.57);
 
-  options.set('-', { helpText: 'script read from stdin (default; ' +
+  options.set('-', { helpText: 'script read from stdin ' +
+                               '(default if no file name is provided, ' +
                                'interactive mode if a tty)' });
   options.set('--', { helpText: 'indicate the end of node options' });
   stream.write(