diff --git a/kittens/ssh/options/definition.py b/kittens/ssh/options/definition.py
index a2f706605..a71318711 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/options/definition.py
+++ b/kittens/ssh/options/definition.py
@@ -108,10 +108,14 @@ The login shell to execute on the remote host. By default, the remote user accou
 login shell is used.''')
 
 opt('askpass', 'unless-set', long_text='''
-Control the program SSH uses to ask for passwords or confirmation of host keys etc.
-The default is to use kitty's native askpass, unless the SSH_ASKPASS environment variable
-is set. Set it to :code:`ssh` to not interfere with the normal ssh askpass mechanism at all,
-which typically means that ssh will prompt at the terminal. Set it to :code:`native` to always use
-kitty's native, built-in askpass implementation.
+Control the program SSH uses to ask for passwords or confirmation of host keys
+etc. The default is to use kitty's native askpass, unless the SSH_ASKPASS
+environment variable is set. Set it to :code:`ssh` to not interfere with the
+normal ssh askpass mechanism at all, which typically means that ssh will prompt
+at the terminal. Set it to :code:`native` to always use kitty's native,
+built-in askpass implementation. Note that not using an askpass implementation
+means that SSH needs to use the terminal before the connection is established
+so the kitten cannot use the terminal to send data without an extra roundtrip,
+adding to initial connection latency.
 ''')
 egr()  # }}}