diff --git a/docker/docker.go b/docker/docker.go
index 7a4ddc72a5..d10202398b 100644
--- a/docker/docker.go
+++ b/docker/docker.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func main() {
 	)
 	flag.Var(&flDns, []string{"#dns", "-dns"}, "Force docker to use specific DNS servers")
 	flag.Var(&flDnsSearch, []string{"-dns-search"}, "Force Docker to use specific DNS search domains")
-	flag.Var(&flHosts, []string{"H", "-host"}, "tcp://host:port, unix://path/to/socket, fd://* or fd://socketfd to use in daemon mode. Multiple sockets can be specified")
+	flag.Var(&flHosts, []string{"H", "-host"}, "The socket to bind to in daemon mode, specified using tcp://host:port, unix:///path/to/socket, fd://* or fd://socketfd.")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.rst b/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.rst
index 87c08eb4b4..469434413a 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.rst
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ only be specified once.
 
 ::
 
-    Usage of docker:
+    Usage:
       -D, --debug=false: Enable debug mode
-      -H, --host=[]: Multiple tcp://host:port or unix://path/to/socket to bind in daemon mode, single connection otherwise. systemd socket activation can be used with fd://[socketfd].
       -G, --group="docker": Group to assign the unix socket specified by -H when running in daemon mode; use '' (the empty string) to disable setting of a group
+      -H, --host=[]: The socket to bind to in daemon mode, specified using tcp://host:port, unix:///path/to/socket, fd://* or fd://socketfd.
       --api-enable-cors=false: Enable CORS headers in the remote API
       -b, --bridge="": Attach containers to a pre-existing network bridge; use 'none' to disable container networking
       -bip="": Use this CIDR notation address for the network bridge's IP, not compatible with -b
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ only be specified once.
       --tlsverify=false: Use TLS and verify the remote (daemon: verify client, client: verify daemon)
       --mtu=0: Set the containers network MTU; if no value is provided: default to the default route MTU or 1500 if no default route is available
 
+    Options with [] may be specified multiple times.
+
 The Docker daemon is the persistent process that manages containers.  Docker uses the same binary for both the
 daemon and client.  To run the daemon you provide the ``-d`` flag.