diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index f079df83b9..243b5d22f0 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ var (
 	}
 	StateHistoryFlag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:     "history.state",
-		Usage:    "Number of recent blocks to retain state history for (default = 90,000 blocks, 0 = entire chain)",
+		Usage:    "Number of recent blocks to retain state history for, only relevant in state.scheme=path (default = 90,000 blocks, 0 = entire chain)",
 		Value:    ethconfig.Defaults.StateHistory,
 		Category: flags.StateCategory,
 	}