diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 35cb2e900..b2576b32c 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -743,14 +743,12 @@ void CmdLineParser::PrintHelp()
               "                         by providing an implementation for them.\n"
               "    --check-config       Check cppcheck configuration. The normal code\n"
               "                         analysis is disabled by this flag.\n"
-              "    -D<ID>               By default Cppcheck checks all configurations. When -D\n"
-              "                         is used, Cppcheck only checks the given configuration.\n"
-              "                         But you can also use --force or --max-configs to check\n"
-              "                         multiple configurations.\n"
+              "    -D<ID>               Define preprocessor symbol. Unless --max-configs or\n"
+              "                         --force is used, Cppcheck will only check the given\n"
+              "                         configuration when -D is used.\n"
               "                         Example: '-DDEBUG=1 -D__cplusplus'.\n"
-              "    -U<ID>               By default Cppcheck checks all configurations. Use -U\n"
-              "                         to explicitly hide certain #ifdef <ID> code paths from\n"
-              "                         checking.\n"
+              "    -U<ID>               Undefine preprocessor symbol. Use -U to explicitly\n"
+              "                         hide certain #ifdef <ID> code paths from checking.\n"
               "                         Example: '-UDEBUG'\n"
               "    --enable=<id>        Enable additional checks. The available ids are:\n"
               "                          * all\n"