diff --git a/lib/config/config_settings.h b/lib/config/config_settings.h
index 7882e958b..1d0cc790c 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_settings.h
+++ b/lib/config/config_settings.h
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ cfg(allocation_maximise_cling_CFG, "maximise_cling", allocation_CFG_SECTION, 0,
 	"and revert to the previous algorithm.\n")
 
 cfg(allocation_use_blkid_wiping_CFG, "use_blkid_wiping", allocation_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_USE_BLKID_WIPING, vsn(2, 2, 105), "@DEFAULT_USE_BLKID_WIPING@", 0, NULL,
-	"Use blkid to detect existing signatures on new PVs and LVs.\n"
+	"Use blkid to detect and erase existing signatures on new PVs and LVs.\n"
 	"The blkid library can detect more signatures than the native LVM\n"
 	"detection code, but may take longer. LVM needs to be compiled with\n"
 	"blkid wiping support for this setting to apply. LVM native detection\n"