diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 17995ca02f..36dcc77466 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 {"fastpskip", "fast pskip (H.264)", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, CODEC_FLAG2_FASTPSKIP, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags2"},
 {"aud", "access unit delimiters (H.264)", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, CODEC_FLAG2_AUD, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags2"},
 {"brdo", "b-frame rate-distortion optimization", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, CODEC_FLAG2_BRDO, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags2"},
-{"skiprd", NULL, 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, CODEC_FLAG2_SKIP_RD, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags2"},
+{"skiprd", "RD optimal MB level residual skiping", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, CODEC_FLAG2_SKIP_RD, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "flags2"},
 {"complexityblur", "reduce fluctuations in qp (before curve compression)", OFFSET(complexityblur), FF_OPT_TYPE_FLOAT, 20.0, FLT_MIN, FLT_MAX, V|E},
 {"deblockalpha", "in-loop deblocking filter alphac0 parameter", OFFSET(deblockalpha), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, -6, 6, V|E},
 {"deblockbeta", "in-loop deblocking filter beta parameter", OFFSET(deblockbeta), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, -6, 6, V|E},