diff --git a/kittens/quick_access_terminal/main.py b/kittens/quick_access_terminal/main.py
index e9bb01ae1..9e8b709db 100644
--- a/kittens/quick_access_terminal/main.py
+++ b/kittens/quick_access_terminal/main.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def help_of(x: str) -> str:
 )
 
 opt('+kitty_override', '', long_text='Override individual kitty configuration options, can be specified multiple times.'
-    ' Syntax: :italic:`name=value`. For example: :code:`font_size=20`.'
+    ' Syntax: :italic:`kitty_override name=value`. For example: :code:`kitty_override font_size=20`.'
 )
 
 opt('app_id', f'{appname}-quick-access',