diff --git a/api/client/network/list.go b/api/client/network/list.go
index c149b985c9..71c8f1a0b6 100644
--- a/api/client/network/list.go
+++ b/api/client/network/list.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ 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.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 494fd3a922..3b321470e0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/network_ls.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/network_ls.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Options:
   -f, --filter value   Provide filter values (i.e. 'dangling=true') (default [])
       --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 3eeff05993..bfd87329cc 100644
--- a/man/docker-network-ls.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-network-ls.1.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ attached.
   Do not truncate the output
 
 **-q**, **--quiet**=*true*|*false*
-  Only display numeric IDs
+  Only display network IDs
 
 **--help**
   Print usage statement