diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/security_group.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/security_group.py
index 13a2103fae..d4643438ff 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/security_group.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/security_group.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class DeleteSecurityGroupRule(command.Command):
         parser.add_argument(
             'group',
             metavar='<group>',
-            help='Create rule in this security group',
+            help='Security group rule to delete (name or ID)',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             "--proto",
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class ListSecurityGroupRule(lister.Lister):
         parser.add_argument(
             'group',
             metavar='<group>',
-            help='Create rule in this security group',
+            help='List all rules in this security group',
         )
         return parser