diff --git a/helix-term/src/main.rs b/helix-term/src/main.rs
index e0c3f6e7..73513bf3 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/main.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/main.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ async fn main_impl() -> Result<i32> {
     -g, --grammar {{fetch|build}}    Fetches or builds tree-sitter grammars listed in languages.toml
     -c, --config <file>            Specifies a file to use for configuration
     -v                             Increases logging verbosity each use for up to 3 times
-    --log                          Specifies a file to use for logging
+    --log <file>                   Specifies a file to use for logging
                                    (default file: {})
     -V, --version                  Prints version information
     --vsplit                       Splits all given files vertically into different windows