diff --git a/share/completions/make.fish b/share/completions/make.fish
index 1d8c0ccbb..2f5f42f3e 100644
--- a/share/completions/make.fish
+++ b/share/completions/make.fish
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ complete -c make -s d -d "Debug mode"
 complete -c make -s e -d "Environment before makefile"
 complete -c make -s i -d "Ignore errors"
 complete -x -c make -s I -d "Search directory for makefile" -a "(__fish_complete_directories (commandline -ct))"
-complete -f -c make -s j -d "Number of concurrent jobs (default: 1 per CPU)"
+complete -f -c make -s j -d "Number of concurrent jobs (no argument means no limit)"
 complete -c make -s k -d "Continue after an error"
 complete -c make -s l -d "Start when load drops"
 complete -c make -s n -d "Do not execute commands"