diff --git a/htop.c b/htop.c
index 20bd9e7b..51f2f4e3 100644
--- a/htop.c
+++ b/htop.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ static CommandLineSettings parseArguments(int argc, char** argv) {
             if (String_eq(optarg, "help")) {
                for (int j = 1; j < LAST_PROCESSFIELD; j++) {
                   const char* name = Process_fields[j].name;
-                  if (name) printf ("%s\n", name);
+                  const char* description = Process_fields[j].description;
+                  if (name) printf("%19s %s\n", name, description);
                }
                exit(0);
             }