diff --git a/command/container/opts.go b/command/container/opts.go
index 0413ae5f71..564a49367a 100644
--- a/command/container/opts.go
+++ b/command/container/opts.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func addFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) *containerOptions {
 	flags.Var(&copts.labelsFile, "label-file", "Read in a line delimited file of labels")
 	flags.BoolVar(&copts.readonlyRootfs, "read-only", false, "Mount the container's root filesystem as read only")
 	flags.StringVar(&copts.restartPolicy, "restart", "no", "Restart policy to apply when a container exits")
-	flags.StringVar(&copts.stopSignal, "stop-signal", signal.DefaultStopSignal, fmt.Sprintf("Signal to stop a container, %v by default", signal.DefaultStopSignal))
+	flags.StringVar(&copts.stopSignal, "stop-signal", signal.DefaultStopSignal, "Signal to stop a container")
 	flags.IntVar(&copts.stopTimeout, "stop-timeout", 0, "Timeout (in seconds) to stop a container")
 	flags.SetAnnotation("stop-timeout", "version", []string{"1.25"})
 	flags.Var(copts.sysctls, "sysctl", "Sysctl options")