diff --git a/qb/qb.params.sh b/qb/qb.params.sh
index 4d79d9e177..189727c9ea 100644
--- a/qb/qb.params.sh
+++ b/qb/qb.params.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ General options:
 EOF
 	print_help_option "--prefix=PATH"            "Install path prefix"
 	print_help_option "--global-config-dir=PATH" "System wide config file prefix"
-	print_help_option "--host=HOST"              "cross-compile to build programs to run on HOST"
+	print_help_option "--host=HOST"              "call HOST-gcc instead of gcc; can be used for cross compilation"
 	print_help_option "--help"                   "Show this help"
 
 	echo ""