diff --git a/cmd/lncli/commands.go b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
index 1f9a5fe4..1af69696 100644
--- a/cmd/lncli/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
@@ -2087,8 +2087,9 @@ var (
 	}
 
 	lastHopFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "last_hop",
-		Usage: "pubkey of the last hop to use for this payment",
+		Name: "last_hop",
+		Usage: "pubkey of the last hop (penultimate node in the path) " +
+			"to route through for this payment",
 	}
 )