diff --git a/src/bin/vip-search-replace.js b/src/bin/vip-search-replace.js
index b92e8623a..572e24e7b 100755
--- a/src/bin/vip-search-replace.js
+++ b/src/bin/vip-search-replace.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ command( {
 	.option( 'in-place', 'Perform the search and replace explicitly on the input file' )
 	.option(
 		'output',
-		'Specify the replacement output file for Search and Replace (defaults to "process.stdout")'
+		'Specify the replacement output file for Search and Replace. Defaults to STDOUT.'
 	)
 	.examples( examples )
 	.argv( process.argv, async ( arg, opt ) => {