diff --git a/arangod/Scheduler/SchedulerFeature.cpp b/arangod/Scheduler/SchedulerFeature.cpp
index 11820af1bf..49b793107e 100644
--- a/arangod/Scheduler/SchedulerFeature.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Scheduler/SchedulerFeature.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void SchedulerFeature::collectOptions(
                            new UInt64Parameter(&_nrMaximalThreads));
 
   options->addOption("--server.maximal-queue-size",
-                     "maximum queue length for asynchronous operations (use 0 for unrestricted)",
+                     "maximum queue length for pending operations (use 0 for unrestricted)",
                      new UInt64Parameter(&_queueSize));
 
   options->addOldOption("scheduler.threads", "server.threads");