diff --git a/util/log.c b/util/log.c
index 8b921de588..a14d480a53 100644
--- a/util/log.c
+++ b/util/log.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const QEMULogItem qemu_log_items[] = {
     { CPU_LOG_EXEC, "exec",
       "show trace before each executed TB (lots of logs)" },
     { CPU_LOG_TB_CPU, "cpu",
-      "show CPU state before block translation" },
+      "show CPU registers before entering a TB (lots of logs)" },
     { CPU_LOG_MMU, "mmu",
       "log MMU-related activities" },
     { CPU_LOG_PCALL, "pcall",