diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/defparams.pl b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/defparams.pl
index a6abf0099c1..d05d729136f 100644
--- a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/defparams.pl
+++ b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/defparams.pl
@@ -206,8 +206,13 @@ sub check_netmask {
 
   {
    name => 'cookiepath',
-   desc => 'Directory path under your document root that holds your ' .
-           'Bugzilla installation. Make sure to begin with a /.',
+   desc => 'Path, relative to your web document root, to which to restrict' .
+           'Bugzilla cookies.  Normally this is the URI portion of your URL' .
+	   'base.  Begin with a / (single slash mark).  For instance, if' .
+	   'Bugzilla serves from http://www.somedomain.com/bugzilla/, set' .
+	   'this parameter to /bugzilla/ .  Setting it to / will allow' .
+	   'all sites served by this web server or virtual host to read' .
+	   'Bugzilla cookies.',
    type => 't',
    default => '/'
   },