diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
index 2dbfa8f1f..de3dc21c7 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Schema.pm
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ nics => {
                     <nic1>!<network1>,<nic2>!<network2>, for example, eth0!10_0_0_0-255_255_0_0, ib0!11_0_0_0-255_255_0_0
                 If multiple ip addresses are associated with each NIC:
                     <nic1>!<network1>|<network2>,<nic2>!<network1>|<network2>, for example, eth0!10_0_0_0-255_255_0_0|fd55:faaf:e1ab:336::/64,ib0!11_0_0_0-255_255_0_0|2001:db8:1:0::/64. The xCAT object definition commands support to use nicnetworks.<nicname> as the sub attributes.',
-            nicaliases => 'Comma-separated list of aliases for each NIC. 
+            nicaliases => 'Comma-separated list of hostname aliases for each NIC. 
             Format: eth0!<alias list>,eth1!<alias1 list>|<alias2 list>
 			For multiple aliases per nic use a space-separated list.
             For example: eth0!moe larry curly,eth1!tom|jerry',