diff --git a/tools/gethostlatency.py b/tools/gethostlatency.py
index 965c0db942cf..f7506a868392 100755
--- a/tools/gethostlatency.py
+++ b/tools/gethostlatency.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import argparse
 
 examples = """examples:
-    ./gethostlatency           # trace all TCP accept()s
+    ./gethostlatency           # time getaddrinfo/gethostbyname[2] calls
     ./gethostlatency -p 181    # only trace PID 181
 """
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
diff --git a/tools/gethostlatency_example.txt b/tools/gethostlatency_example.txt
index debb2df1c8d7..49302c620870 100644
--- a/tools/gethostlatency_example.txt
+++ b/tools/gethostlatency_example.txt
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ optional arguments:
   -p PID, --pid PID  trace this PID only
 
 examples:
-    ./gethostlatency           # trace all TCP accept()s
+    ./gethostlatency           # time getaddrinfo/gethostbyname[2] calls
     ./gethostlatency -p 181    # only trace PID 181