diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_mca_params.c b/orte/runtime/orte_mca_params.c
index 099a00c5c0..fb45e2c9eb 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_mca_params.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_mca_params.c
@@ -756,9 +756,9 @@ int orte_register_params(void)
     /* allow specification of the cores to be used by daemons */
     orte_daemon_cores = NULL;
     (void) mca_base_var_register ("orte", "orte", NULL, "daemon_cores",
-                                  "Restrict the ORTE daemons (including mpirun) to operate on the specified cores",
+                                  "Restrict the ORTE daemons (including mpirun) to operate on the specified cores (comma-separated list of ranges)",
                                   MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_STRING, NULL, 0, 0,
-                                  OPAL_INFO_LVL_9, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
+                                  OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
                                   &orte_daemon_cores);