diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge.rs
index 7b5273659..53cc2497e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/merge.rs
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ repeating this process with row 1, and so on."#
                 (Type::Table(vec![]), Type::Table(vec![])),
             ])
             .required(
-                "block",
+                "value",
                 // Both this and `update` should have a shape more like <record> | <table> than just <any>. -Leon 2022-10-27
                 SyntaxShape::Any,
-                "the new value to merge with, or a block that produces it",
+                "the new value to merge with",
             )
             .category(Category::Filters)
     }