diff --git a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
index 269ed6a1f00..8d03e0680b8 100644
--- a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
+++ b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ static struct my_option my_options[] =
    &stop_position, &stop_position, 0, GET_ULL,
    REQUIRED_ARG, (longlong)(~(my_off_t)0), BIN_LOG_HEADER_SIZE,
    (ulonglong)(~(my_off_t)0), 0, 0, 0},
-  {"table", 'T', "List entries for just this table (local log only).",
+  {"table", 'T', "List entries for just this table (affects only row events).",
    &table, &table, 0, GET_STR_ALLOC, REQUIRED_ARG,
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"to-last-log", 't', "Requires -R. Will not stop at the end of the \