diff --git a/makefiles/help/variables.mk b/makefiles/help/variables.mk
index 80171a7..a22b179 100644
--- a/makefiles/help/variables.mk
+++ b/makefiles/help/variables.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
 	@echo '[VARIABLES] - Conditional makefile behavior'
 	@echo '  NO_PATCHES=           Do not apply patches to the python virtualenv'
 	@echo '  NO_OTHER_REPO_DOCS=   No foreign repos, only apply target to local sources.'
-	@echo '  VERBOSE=              Display extended help'
+	@echo '  VERBOSE=              Display extended help topics'
 
 # [EOF]