diff --git a/commands/make/README.txt b/commands/make/README.txt
index 0fbf88c..20c0724 100644
--- a/commands/make/README.txt
+++ b/commands/make/README.txt
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ where `drush make` can be used within an existing Drupal site.
 
     --working-copy
 
-      Where possible, retrieve a working copy of projects from
-      their respective repositories.
+      Preserve (D)VCS (eg: .git) directory for sources fetched
+      from a repository.
 
 
 ### Examples
diff --git a/commands/make/make.drush.inc b/commands/make/make.drush.inc
index 1d34a17..86b13b6 100644
--- a/commands/make/make.drush.inc
+++ b/commands/make/make.drush.inc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function make_drush_command() {
       'tar' => 'Generate a tar archive of the build. The output filename will be [build path].tar.gz.',
       'test' => 'Run a temporary test build and clean up.',
       'translations=languages' => 'Retrieve translations for the specified comma-separated list of language(s) if available for all projects.',
-      'working-copy' => 'Where possible, retrieve a working copy of projects from their respective repositories.',
+      'working-copy' => 'Preserve (D)VCS (eg: .git) directory for sources fetched from a repository.',
       'download-mechanism' => 'How to download files. Should be autodetected, but this is an override if it doesn\'t work. Options are "curl" and "make" (a native download method).',
     ),
     'topics' => array('docs-make', 'docs-make-example'),