diff --git a/docs/cli-reference.rst b/docs/cli-reference.rst
index d4acc6a..546be1b 100644
--- a/docs/cli-reference.rst
+++ b/docs/cli-reference.rst
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ See :ref:`cli_transform_table`.
       --pk-none                 Remove primary key (convert to rowid table)
       --default <TEXT TEXT>...  Set default value for this column
       --default-none TEXT       Remove default from this column
-      --drop-foreign-key TEXT   Drop this foreign key constraint
+      --drop-foreign-key TEXT   Drop foreign key constraint for this column
       --sql                     Output SQL without executing it
       --load-extension TEXT     SQLite extensions to load
       -h, --help                Show this message and exit.
diff --git a/sqlite_utils/cli.py b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
index 9f1331d..4f950ad 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/cli.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ def schema(
     "--drop-foreign-key",
     type=str,
     multiple=True,
-    help="Drop this foreign key constraint",
+    help="Drop foreign key constraint for this column",
 )
 @click.option("--sql", is_flag=True, help="Output SQL without executing it")
 @load_extension_option