diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
index da511d1ed94..4a24e772e3b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan addnode()
                 strprintf("Addnode connections are limited to %u at a time", MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS) +
                 " and are counted separately from the -maxconnections limit.\n",
                 {
-                    {"node", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The node (see getpeerinfo for nodes)"},
+                    {"node", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The address of the peer to connect to"},
                     {"command", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "'add' to add a node to the list, 'remove' to remove a node from the list, 'onetry' to try a connection to the node once"},
                 },
                 RPCResult{RPCResult::Type::NONE, "", ""},