diff --git a/builtin-fsck.c b/builtin-fsck.c
index 0e5faae381..0929c7f245 100644
--- a/builtin-fsck.c
+++ b/builtin-fsck.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static struct option fsck_opts[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "root", &show_root, "report root nodes"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "cache", &keep_cache_objects, "make index objects head nodes"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "reflogs", &include_reflogs, "make reflogs head nodes (default)"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "full", &check_full, "also consider alternate objects"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "full", &check_full, "also consider packs and alternate objects"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "strict", &check_strict, "enable more strict checking"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "lost-found", &write_lost_and_found,
 				"write dangling objects in .git/lost-found"),