diff --git a/common/arg.cpp b/common/arg.cpp
index 2b5e509d1d538..553a54e329082 100644
--- a/common/arg.cpp
+++ b/common/arg.cpp
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ common_params_context common_params_parser_init(common_params & params, llama_ex
     ).set_examples({LLAMA_EXAMPLE_MAIN, LLAMA_EXAMPLE_SPECULATIVE, LLAMA_EXAMPLE_LOOKUP}));
     add_opt(common_arg(
         {"-t", "--threads"}, "N",
-        string_format("number of threads to use during generation (default: %d)", params.cpuparams.n_threads),
+        string_format("number of CPU threads to use during generation (default: %d)", params.cpuparams.n_threads),
         [](common_params & params, int value) {
             params.cpuparams.n_threads = value;
             if (params.cpuparams.n_threads <= 0) {