diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIOptions.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIOptions.hs
index 2f4aeb507..84f748083 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIOptions.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/UIOptions.hs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ uiflags = [
   --   "show balance change accumulated across periods (in multicolumn reports)"
   -- ,flagNone ["historical","H"] (\opts -> setboolopt "historical" opts)
   --   "show historical ending balance in each period (includes postings before report start date)\n "
-  ,flagNone ["flat","F"] (\opts -> setboolopt "flat" opts) "show full account names, unindented (default)"
+  ,flagNone ["flat","F"] (\opts -> setboolopt "flat" opts) "show accounts as a list (default)"
   ,flagNone ["tree","T"] (\opts -> setboolopt "tree" opts) "show accounts as a tree"
   ,flagNone ["present"] (\opts -> setboolopt "present" opts) "exclude transactions dated later than today (default)"
   ,flagNone ["future"] (\opts -> setboolopt "future" opts) "include transactions dated later than today"
diff --git a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.m4.md b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.m4.md
index 3003647ea..de1907d5f 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.m4.md
+++ b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.m4.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Any QUERYARGS are interpreted as a hledger search query which filters the data.
 : show period balances (changes) at startup instead of historical balances 
 
 `-F --flat`
-: show full account names, unindented (default)
+: show accounts as a list (default)
 
 `-T --tree`
 : show accounts as a tree