diff --git a/pycompile b/pycompile
index 79755564fec6b7f95ffb1194edb6b8e2719f3d0a..b1ff118bd00efe41501c7bea8994a14b44c1a89e 100755
--- a/pycompile
+++ b/pycompile
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def main():
     parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage, version='%prog 0.9',
                                    option_class=Option)
     parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', dest='verbose',
-        help='turn verbose more one')
+        help='turn verbose mode on')
     parser.add_option('-q', '--quiet', action='store_false', dest='verbose',
         default=False, help='be quiet')
     parser.add_option('-p', '--package',
diff --git a/pycompile.1 b/pycompile.1
index c3e7908e81874fce84d2f2f6fd981168c65ced9e..6d542e4a8edddc1fcfd8ed63624e7c6034a45bcb 100644
--- a/pycompile.1
+++ b/pycompile.1
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ show program's version number and exit
 show this help message and exit
 .TP
 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
-turn verbose more one
+turn verbose mode on
 .TP
 \fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
 be quiet