diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
index a29b8a19e..bb32333c9 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (opts *RestoreOptions) AddFlags(f *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	f.BoolVar(&opts.DryRun, "dry-run", false, "do not write any data, just show what would be done")
 	f.BoolVar(&opts.Sparse, "sparse", false, "restore files as sparse")
 	f.BoolVar(&opts.Verify, "verify", false, "verify restored files content")
-	f.Var(&opts.Overwrite, "overwrite", "overwrite behavior, one of (always|if-changed|if-newer|never) (default: always)")
+	f.Var(&opts.Overwrite, "overwrite", "overwrite behavior, one of (always|if-changed|if-newer|never)")
 	f.BoolVar(&opts.Delete, "delete", false, "delete files from target directory if they do not exist in snapshot. Use '--dry-run -vv' to check what would be deleted")
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/restorer/restorer.go b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
index 977ed42a6..198cb11c3 100644
--- a/internal/restorer/restorer.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (c *OverwriteBehavior) Set(s string) error {
 		*c = OverwriteNever
 	default:
 		*c = OverwriteInvalid
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid overwrite behavior %q, must be one of (always|if-newer|never)", s)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid overwrite behavior %q, must be one of (always|if-changed|if-newer|never)", s)
 	}
 
 	return nil