diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index ef5283498..084318b41 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -779,9 +779,11 @@ void CmdLineParser::PrintHelp()
               "                         files first. If paths are relative to source files,\n"
               "                         this is not needed.\n"
               "    --include=<file>\n"
-              "                         Force inclusion of a file. Can be used for example when\n"
-              "                         checking the Linux kernel, where autoconf.h needs to be\n"
-              "                         included for every file compiled.\n"
+              "                         Force inclusion of a file before the checked file. Can\n"
+              "                         be used for example when checking the Linux kernel,\n"
+              "                         where autoconf.h needs to be included for every file\n"
+              "                         compiled. Works the same way as the GCC -include"
+              "                         option.\n"
               "    -i <dir or file>     Give a source file or source file directory to exclude\n"
               "                         from the check. This applies only to source files so\n"
               "                         header files included by source files are not matched.\n"