diff --git a/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.c b/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.c
index 564e732ff72..377783d3834 100644
--- a/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.c
+++ b/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static ucs_config_field_t ucp_config_table[] = {
    ucs_offsetof(ucp_config_t, ctx.rndv_perf_diff), UCS_CONFIG_TYPE_DOUBLE},
 
   {"MAX_RNDV_LANES", "1",
-   "Set max multirail-get rendezvous lane numbers",
+   "Maximal number of devices on which a rendezvous operation may be executed in parallel",
    ucs_offsetof(ucp_config_t, ctx.max_rndv_lanes), UCS_CONFIG_TYPE_UINT},
 
   {"ZCOPY_THRESH", "auto",
diff --git a/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.h b/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.h
index 58362cacded..d5faa6008ad 100644
--- a/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.h
+++ b/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef struct ucp_context_config {
     int                                    use_mt_mutex;
     /** On-demand progress */
     int                                    adaptive_progress;
-    /** Rendezvous multirail support */
+    /** Rendezvous-get multi-lane support */
     unsigned                               max_rndv_lanes;
 } ucp_context_config_t;