diff --git a/compiler/main.lisp b/compiler/main.lisp
index eafe6e34592c12f96006c84c89e00829f9693aa1..7bfce70b491111804604ebfb8b18298a822af29b 100644
--- a/compiler/main.lisp
+++ b/compiler/main.lisp
@@ -1807,8 +1807,8 @@ in the user USER-INFO slot of STREAM-SOURCE-LOCATIONs.")
    :Output-File
       The name of the fasl to output, NIL for none, T for the default.
    :Load
-      Load the compiled file; T here requires :Output-File to be T, as well.
-      The default is NIL.
+      Load the compiled file; T here requires :Output-File to be non-NIL, as well.
+      The default for :Load is NIL.
    :Error-File
       The name of the error listing file, NIL for none (the default), T for
       .err.