diff --git a/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs b/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
index eed07840aee..cfbf0e705ff 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ pub mod clean {
         /// Remove whole directories.
         #[arg(long, short = 'd')]
         pub directories: bool,
-        /// Remove nested repositories.
+        /// Remove nested repositories, even outside ignored directories.
         #[arg(long, short = 'r')]
         pub repositories: bool,
         /// Pathspec patterns are used to match the result of the dirwalk, not the dirwalk itself.
@@ -593,6 +593,9 @@ pub mod clean {
         #[arg(long, short = 'm')]
         pub pathspec_matches_result: bool,
         /// Enter ignored directories to skip repositories contained within.
+        ///
+        /// This identifies and avoids deleting separate repositories that are nested inside
+        /// ignored directories eligible for removal.
         #[arg(long)]
         pub skip_hidden_repositories: Option<FindRepository>,
         /// What kind of repositories to find inside of untracked directories.