diff --git a/api/client/network/list.go b/api/client/network/list.go
index 3b6622f83e..c332a801d8 100644
--- a/api/client/network/list.go
+++ b/api/client/network/list.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func newListCommand(dockerCli *client.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
-	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "Only display volume names")
+	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "Only display network IDs")
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.noTrunc, "no-trunc", false, "Do not truncate the output")
 	flags.StringVar(&opts.format, "format", "", "Pretty-print networks using a Go template")
 	flags.StringSliceVarP(&opts.filter, "filter", "f", []string{}, "Provide filter values (i.e. 'dangling=true')")
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/network_ls.md b/docs/reference/commandline/network_ls.md
index d1d92f4be8..18a65da06a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/network_ls.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/network_ls.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Options:
       --format string  Pretty-print networks using a Go template
       --help           Print usage
       --no-trunc       Do not truncate the output
-  -q, --quiet          Only display volume names
+  -q, --quiet          Only display network IDs
 ```
 
 Lists all the networks the Engine `daemon` knows about. This includes the
diff --git a/man/docker-network-ls.1.md b/man/docker-network-ls.1.md
index d5399d7a59..4166ba967a 100644
--- a/man/docker-network-ls.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-network-ls.1.md
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ attached.
   Do not truncate the output
 
 **-q**, **--quiet**=*true*|*false*
-  Only display numeric IDs
+  Only display network IDs
 
 **--help**
   Print usage statement