diff --git a/gst/gst.c b/gst/gst.c
index 8ef207605d..a8a9f453f8 100644
--- a/gst/gst.c
+++ b/gst/gst.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static const struct poptOption options[] = {
   {"gst-mask",        NUL, POPT_ARG_INT|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP,    NULL, ARG_MASK,        "bitmask for both info and debugging", "MASK"},
   {"gst-plugin-spew", NUL, POPT_ARG_NONE|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP,   NULL, ARG_PLUGIN_SPEW, "enable verbose plugin loading diagnostics", NULL},
   {"gst-plugin-path", NUL, POPT_ARG_STRING|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP, NULL, ARG_PLUGIN_PATH, "'" G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR_S "'--separated path list for loading plugins", "PATHS"},
-  {"gst-plugin-load", NUL, POPT_ARG_STRING|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP, NULL, ARG_PLUGIN_LOAD, "comma-separated list of plugins to preload", "PLUGINS"},
+  {"gst-plugin-load", NUL, POPT_ARG_STRING|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP, NULL, ARG_PLUGIN_LOAD, "comma-separated list of plugins to preload in addition to the list stored in env variable GST_PLUGIN_PATH", "PLUGINS"},
   {"gst-scheduler",   NUL, POPT_ARG_STRING|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP, NULL, ARG_SCHEDULER,   "scheduler to use ('basic' is the default)", "SCHEDULER"},
   POPT_TABLEEND
 };