diff --git a/src/tool_help.c b/src/tool_help.c
index a094450e5..b90c6fd05 100644
--- a/src/tool_help.c
+++ b/src/tool_help.c
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ static const struct helptxt helptext[] = {
   {"    --create-dirs",
    "Create necessary local directory hierarchy",
    CURLHELP_CURL},
-  {"    --create-file-mode",
-   "File mode for created files",
+  {"    --create-file-mode <mode>",
+   "File mode (octal) for created files",
    CURLHELP_SFTP | CURLHELP_SCP | CURLHELP_FILE | CURLHELP_UPLOAD},
   {"    --crlf",
    "Convert LF to CRLF in upload",