diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 60bd2eeb4..9c67a7af9 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ while [ $# -ge 1 ] ; do
         echo "    -h|--help  : displays this help"
         echo "    -t|--tox   : only install/update libtoxcore"
         echo "                 requires an already installed libsodium"
-        echo "    -l|--local: installs libtox* and libsodium in the current directory"
+        echo "    -l|--local : installs libtox* and libsodium in the current directory,"
+        echo "                 as opposed to the system directories"
         echo "    -k|--keep  : does not delete the build directories afterwards"
         echo ""
         echo "example usages:"