diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index fe30758ef..2b063dcb0 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
     listsubtitles:     Lists all available subtitles for the video
     subtitlesformat:   The format code for subtitles
     subtitleslangs:    List of languages of the subtitles to download
-    keepvideo:         Keep the video file after post-processing
+    keepvideo:         Keep original files (videos, subtitles) after post-
+                       processing
     daterange:         A DateRange object, download only if the upload_date is in the range.
     skip_download:     Skip the actual download of the video file
     cachedir:          Location of the cache files in the filesystem.
diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 4da03713a..4c93304e2 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     postproc.add_option(
         '-k', '--keep-files', '--keep-video',
         action='store_true', dest='keepvideo', default=False,
-        help='Keep original files on disk after the post-processing; original files (videos/subtitles) are erased by default')
+        help='Keep original files on disk after the post-processing; original files (videos, subtitles) are erased by default')
     postproc.add_option(
         '--no-post-overwrites',
         action='store_true', dest='nopostoverwrites', default=False,