diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 5d015fe8fe..5447c15009 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     {
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-checkblocks=<n>", strprintf(_("How many blocks to check at startup (default: %u, 0 = all)"), DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS));
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-checklevel=<n>", strprintf(_("How thorough the block verification of -checkblocks is (0-4, default: %u)"), DEFAULT_CHECKLEVEL));
-        strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-checkblockindex", strprintf("Do a full consistency check for mapBlockIndex, setBlockIndexCandidates, chainActive and mapBlocksUnlinked occasionally. Also sets -checkmempool (default: %u)", defaultChainParams->DefaultConsistencyChecks()));
+        strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-checkblockindex", strprintf("Do a full consistency check for mapBlockIndex, setBlockIndexCandidates, chainActive and mapBlocksUnlinked occasionally. (default: %u)", defaultChainParams->DefaultConsistencyChecks()));
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-checkmempool=<n>", strprintf("Run checks every <n> transactions (default: %u)", defaultChainParams->DefaultConsistencyChecks()));
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-checkpoints", strprintf("Disable expensive verification for known chain history (default: %u)", DEFAULT_CHECKPOINTS_ENABLED));
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-disablesafemode", strprintf("Disable safemode, override a real safe mode event (default: %u)", DEFAULT_DISABLE_SAFEMODE));