diff --git a/src/control/cmd/daos/pool.go b/src/control/cmd/daos/pool.go
index 8158d1edc98..f79907ac328 100644
--- a/src/control/cmd/daos/pool.go
+++ b/src/control/cmd/daos/pool.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //
 // (C) Copyright 2021-2024 Intel Corporation.
+// (C) Copyright 2026 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
 // (C) Copyright 2025 Google LLC
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ type poolBaseCmd struct {
 	cPoolHandle C.daos_handle_t
 
 	Args struct {
-		Pool PoolID `positional-arg-name:"pool label or UUID" description:"required if --path is not used"`
+		Pool PoolID `positional-arg-name:"<pool label or UUID>" description:"required"`
 	} `positional-args:"yes"`
 }