diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7aa0a350..fc7b253e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 	since not all of them move the cursor in the same way.
 	* global.c (shortcut_init): Reword the paragraph movement
 	shortcut descriptions to more accurately describe how they work.
+	* nano.c (usage): Reword the description of the -S/--smooth
+	command line option in order to differentiate it from the
+	associated toggle description.
 
 2007-01-29  David Lawrence Ramsey  <pooka109@cox.net>
 
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 66f6f4a3..8a1d8af8 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -774,7 +774,8 @@ void usage(void)
 #endif
     print_opt("-R", "--restricted", N_("Restricted mode"));
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-    print_opt("-S", "--smooth", N_("Smooth scrolling"));
+    print_opt("-S", "--smooth",
+	N_("Scroll by line instead of half-screen"));
 #endif
     print_opt(_("-T <#cols>"), _("--tabsize=<#cols>"),
 	N_("Set width of a tab to #cols columns"));