diff --git a/doc/fluidsynth.1 b/doc/fluidsynth.1
index 56a299b3..65b5f9fd 100644
--- a/doc/fluidsynth.1
+++ b/doc/fluidsynth.1
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Start FluidSynth as a server process
 Audio file type for fast rendering or aufile driver ("\T help" for list)
 .TP
 .B \-v, \-\-verbose
-Print out verbose messages about midi events
+Print out verbose messages about midi events (synth.verbose=1) as well as other debug messages
 .TP
 .B \-V, \-\-version
 Show version of program
diff --git a/src/fluidsynth.c b/src/fluidsynth.c
index 5971905b..f30f0f8d 100644
--- a/src/fluidsynth.c
+++ b/src/fluidsynth.c
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ print_help(fluid_settings_t *settings)
     printf(" -T, --audio-file-type\n"
            "    Audio file type for fast rendering or aufile driver (\"help\" for list)\n");
     printf(" -v, --verbose\n"
-           "    Print out verbose messages about midi events\n");
+           "    Print out verbose messages about midi events (synth.verbose=1) as well as other debug messages\n");
     printf(" -V, --version\n"
            "    Show version of program\n");
     printf(" -z, --audio-bufsize=[size]\n"