diff --git a/qt/aqt/__init__.py b/qt/aqt/__init__.py
index 7ca2f7928..6dfcc858b 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/__init__.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/__init__.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def parseArgs(argv):
     parser.add_argument("-l", "--lang", help="interface language (en, de, etc)")
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", help="print the Anki version and exit")
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-s", "--safemode", help="disable addons and automatic syncing temporarily"
+        "-s", "--safemode", help="disable addons and automatic syncing"
     )
     return parser.parse_known_args(argv[1:])