diff --git a/cmd/dockerd/config.go b/cmd/dockerd/config.go
index a719b8fc43..78df49bdfb 100644
--- a/cmd/dockerd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/dockerd/config.go
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ func installCommonConfigFlags(conf *config.Config, flags *pflag.FlagSet) error {
 	flags.Var(opts.NewNamedMapOpts("log-opts", conf.LogConfig.Config, nil), "log-opt", "Default log driver options for containers")
 
 	flags.StringVar(&conf.CorsHeaders, "api-cors-header", "", "Set CORS headers in the Engine API")
-	flags.IntVar(&conf.MaxConcurrentDownloads, "max-concurrent-downloads", conf.MaxConcurrentDownloads, "Set the max concurrent downloads for each pull")
-	flags.IntVar(&conf.MaxConcurrentUploads, "max-concurrent-uploads", conf.MaxConcurrentUploads, "Set the max concurrent uploads for each push")
+	flags.IntVar(&conf.MaxConcurrentDownloads, "max-concurrent-downloads", conf.MaxConcurrentDownloads, "Set the max concurrent downloads")
+	flags.IntVar(&conf.MaxConcurrentUploads, "max-concurrent-uploads", conf.MaxConcurrentUploads, "Set the max concurrent uploads")
 	flags.IntVar(&conf.MaxDownloadAttempts, "max-download-attempts", conf.MaxDownloadAttempts, "Set the max download attempts for each pull")
 	flags.IntVar(&conf.ShutdownTimeout, "shutdown-timeout", conf.ShutdownTimeout, "Set the default shutdown timeout")