diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/transpose.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/transpose.rs
index c14a134076..813a4733b2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/transpose.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/transpose.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Command for Transpose {
             ])
             .switch(
                 "header-row",
-                "treat the first column as the header-row (column names)",
+                "use the first input column as the table header-row (or keynames when combined with --as-record)",
                 Some('r'),
             )
             .switch(