diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_fade.c b/libavfilter/vf_fade.c
index ae5cd42279..26a81ee8d0 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_fade.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_fade.c
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *frame)
 #define FLAGS AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM|AV_OPT_FLAG_FILTERING_PARAM
 
 static const AVOption fade_options[] = {
-    { "type", "'in' or 'out' for fade-in/fade-out", OFFSET(type), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = FADE_IN }, FADE_IN, FADE_OUT, FLAGS, "type" },
-    { "t",    "'in' or 'out' for fade-in/fade-out", OFFSET(type), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = FADE_IN }, FADE_IN, FADE_OUT, FLAGS, "type" },
+    { "type", "set the fade direction", OFFSET(type), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = FADE_IN }, FADE_IN, FADE_OUT, FLAGS, "type" },
+    { "t",    "set the fade direction", OFFSET(type), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = FADE_IN }, FADE_IN, FADE_OUT, FLAGS, "type" },
         { "in",  "fade-in",  0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = FADE_IN },  .flags = FLAGS, .unit = "type" },
         { "out", "fade-out", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = FADE_OUT }, .flags = FLAGS, .unit = "type" },
     { "start_frame", "Number of the first frame to which to apply the effect.",