diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index a04cda575d7b9..25c609b368461 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -3108,7 +3108,7 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
     TypableCommand {
         name: "trim",
         aliases: &[],
-        doc: "Trim whitespace",
+        doc: "Delete trailing whitespace",
         fun: trim_whitespace,
         signature: CommandSignature::none(),
     },