diff --git a/docs/man/fwupdmgr.sgml b/docs/man/fwupdmgr.sgml
index 854b05474..66426f3f5 100644
--- a/docs/man/fwupdmgr.sgml
+++ b/docs/man/fwupdmgr.sgml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
           <option>--offline</option>
         </term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Perform the installation offline where possible.</para>
+          <para>Schedule installation for next reboot when possible.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/fu-util.c b/src/fu-util.c
index 7713d0202..03b887931 100644
--- a/src/fu-util.c
+++ b/src/fu-util.c
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 			_("Show extra debugging information"), NULL },
 		{ "offline", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &offline,
 			/* TRANSLATORS: command line option */
-			_("Perform the installation offline where possible"), NULL },
+			_("Schedule installation for next reboot when possible"), NULL },
 		{ "allow-reinstall", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &allow_reinstall,
 			/* TRANSLATORS: command line option */
 			_("Allow re-installing existing firmware versions"), NULL },