diff --git a/commands/root.go b/commands/root.go
index 3ce5ac1d98d..e77ad8bd615 100644
--- a/commands/root.go
+++ b/commands/root.go
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@ func rootFlags(options *rootOptions, flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 			timeoutDuration = defaultTimeoutCli
 		}
 	}
-	flags.DurationVar(&options.timeout, "timeout", timeoutDuration, "Override the default global timeout (20 seconds)")
+	flags.DurationVar(&options.timeout, "timeout", timeoutDuration, "Override the default global timeout (in seconds)")
 }