diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
index e60b3bfdb..11eb4651b 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ deps => {
     table_desc => 'Describes dependencies some nodes have on others.  This can be used, e.g., by rpower -d to power nodes on or off in the correct order.',
  descriptions => {
   node => 'The node name or group name.',
-  nodedep => 'Comma-separated list of nodes it is dependent on.',
+  nodedep => 'Comma-separated list of nodes or node groups it is dependent on.',
   msdelay => 'How long to wait between operating on the dependent nodes and the primary nodes.',
   cmd => 'Comma-seperated list of which operation this dependency applies to.',
      comments => 'Any user-written notes.',