diff --git a/lib/pry/commands/ls.rb b/lib/pry/commands/ls.rb
index bfcdb30d..e8115970 100644
--- a/lib/pry/commands/ls.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/commands/ls.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Pry
 
     def options(opt)
       opt.on :m, :methods,   "Show public methods defined on the Object"
-      opt.on :M, "instance-methods", "Show methods defined in a Module or Class"
+      opt.on :M, "instance-methods", "Show public methods defined in a Module or Class"
       opt.on :p, :ppp,       "Show public, protected (in yellow) and private (in green) methods"
       opt.on :q, :quiet,     "Show only methods defined on object.singleton_class and object.class"
       opt.on :v, :verbose,   "Show methods and constants on all super-classes (ignores Pry.config.ls.ceiling)"