diff --git a/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Compile.hs b/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Compile.hs
index f50fb9d..247e51f 100644
--- a/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Compile.hs
+++ b/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Compile.hs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ ghcCompileOpts =
             (  short 'i'
             <> long "isolate"
             <> metavar "DIR"
-            <> help "install in an isolated directory instead of the default one, no symlinks to this installation will be made"
+            <> help "install in an isolated absolute directory instead of the default one, no symlinks to this installation will be made"
             <> completer (bashCompleter "directory")
             )
            )
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ hlsCompileOpts =
             (  short 'i'
             <> long "isolate"
             <> metavar "DIR"
-            <> help "install in an isolated directory instead of the default one, no symlinks to this installation will be made"
+            <> help "install in an isolated absolute directory instead of the default one, no symlinks to this installation will be made"
             <> completer (bashCompleter "directory")
             )
            )
diff --git a/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Install.hs b/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Install.hs
index e13f740..1884e65 100644
--- a/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Install.hs
+++ b/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Install.hs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ installOpts tool =
            (  short 'i'
            <> long "isolate"
            <> metavar "DIR"
-           <> help "install in an isolated dir instead of the default one"
+           <> help "install in an isolated absolute directory instead of the default one"
            <> completer (bashCompleter "directory")
            )
           )