diff --git a/kitty/cli.py b/kitty/cli.py
index fbff3de77..14569c19d 100644
--- a/kitty/cli.py
+++ b/kitty/cli.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ instead of ignoring them. Useful when debugging rendering problems
 
 --debug-keyboard
 type=bool-set
-This option will cause kitty to print out what key events as they are received
+This option will cause kitty to print out key events as they are received
 
 
 --debug-font-fallback