diff --git a/src/buddies/src/bd/bdReaderOptions.cc b/src/buddies/src/bd/bdReaderOptions.cc
index 5dbd4016a..11faf2573 100644
--- a/src/buddies/src/bd/bdReaderOptions.cc
+++ b/src/buddies/src/bd/bdReaderOptions.cc
@@ -654,9 +654,9 @@ GenericReaderOptions::add_options (tl::CommandLineOptions &cmd)
                     "\n"
                     "The following values are accepted for this option:\n"
                     "\n"
-                    "* 0: produce LEF geometry unless a FOREIGN cell is specified (the default)\n"
+                    "* 0: produce LEF geometry unless a FOREIGN cell is specified\n"
                     "* 1: produce LEF geometry always and ignore FOREIGN\n"
-                    "* 2: Never produce LEF geometry and assume FOREIGN always\n"
+                    "* 2: Never produce LEF geometry and assume FOREIGN always (the default)\n"
                     "\n"
                     "In case of FOREIGN macros in mode 0 or always in mode 2, the '--" + m_long_prefix + "lefdef-lef-layouts' option is available to specify "
                     "external layout files for providing the LEF macro layouts.\n"