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diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 9128dec510..671b310ab8 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3740,8 +3740,9 @@ DEF("mon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mon, \
     "-mon [chardev=]name[,mode=readline|control][,pretty[=on|off]]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 SRST
 ``-mon [chardev=]name[,mode=readline|control][,pretty[=on|off]]``
-    Setup monitor on chardev name. ``pretty`` turns on JSON pretty
-    printing easing human reading and debugging.
+    Setup monitor on chardev name. ``pretty`` is only valid when
+    ``mode=control``, turning on JSON pretty printing to ease
+    human reading and debugging.
 ERST
 
 DEF("debugcon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_debugcon, \