diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 88cf0efd6..3e4752377 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ void CmdLineParser::PrintHelp() const
               "                                  Warn if there are missing includes. For\n"
               "                                  detailed information, use '--check-config'.\n"
               "                         Several ids can be given if you separate them with\n"
-              "                         commas.\n"
+              "                         commas. See also --std\n"
               "    --error-exitcode=<n> If errors are found, integer [n] is returned instead of\n"
               "                         the default '0'. '" << EXIT_FAILURE << "' is returned\n"
               "                         if arguments are not valid or if no input files are\n"
@@ -787,14 +787,16 @@ void CmdLineParser::PrintHelp() const
               "                         https://sourceforge.net/projects/cppcheck/files/Articles/\n"
 #endif
               "    -s, --style          Deprecated, please use '--enable=style' instead\n"
-              "    --std=<id>           Environment. The available options are:\n"
+              "    --std=<id>           Enable some standard related checks.\n"
+              "                         The available options are:\n"
               "                          * posix\n"
-              "                                 Use this if a posix environment is available\n"
+              "                                 Checks related to POSIX-specific functionality\n"
               "                          * c99\n"
-              "                                 Use this if the compiler is C99 compatible\n"
+              "                                 C99 standard related checks\n"
               "                          * c++11\n"
-              "                                 Use this if the compiler is C++11 compatible.\n"
-              "                                 note: you probably want to also use 'c99'.\n"
+              "                                 C++11 standard related checks\n"
+              "                         Example to enable more than one checks:\n"
+              "                           'cppcheck --std=c99 --std=posix file.cpp'\n"
               "    --suppress=<spec>    Suppress warnings that match <spec>. The format of\n"
               "                         <spec> is:\n"
               "                         [error id]:[filename]:[line]\n"
diff --git a/man/cppcheck.1.xml b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
index 75b885c4f..068d74019 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck.1.xml
+++ b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Example: '-UDEBUG'</para>
                 </glossdef>
               </glossentry>              
             </glosslist>          
-            By default none of the additional checks are enabled. Several ids can be given if you separate them with commas, e.g. --enable=style,unusedFunction.
+            By default none of the additional checks are enabled. Several ids can be given if you separate them with commas, e.g. --enable=style,unusedFunction. See also --std
           </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -392,28 +392,28 @@ Directory name is matched to all parts of the path.</para>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>--std=&lt;id&gt;</option></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Enable some environment related checks. The available options are:
+          <para>Enable some standard related checks. The available options are:
             <glosslist>
               <glossentry>
                 <glossterm>posix</glossterm>
                 <glossdef>
-                  <para>Use this if you want to see posix related errors</para>
+                  <para>Checks related to POSIX-specific functionality</para>
                 </glossdef>
               </glossentry>
               <glossentry>
                 <glossterm>c99</glossterm>
                 <glossdef>
-                  <para>Use this if the compiler is C99 compatible</para>
+                  <para>C99 standard related checks</para>
                 </glossdef>
               </glossentry>
               <glossentry>
                 <glossterm>c++11</glossterm>
                 <glossdef>
-                  <para>Use this if the compiler is C++11 compatible. Note: you probably want to also use 'c99'.</para>
+                  <para>C++11 standard related checks</para>
                 </glossdef>
               </glossentry>
             </glosslist>          
-            By default all are disabled. To enable more than one, just use --std more than once: 'cppcheck --std=c99 --std=c++11 file.cpp'
+            Example to enable more than one checks: 'cppcheck --std=c99 --std=posix file.cpp'
           </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>