diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
index 5b6d35530af..0c48b52da1a 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         'mobile': fields.char('Mobile', size=64),
         'birthdate': fields.char('Birthdate', size=64),
         'is_company': fields.boolean('Company', help="Check if the contact is a company, otherwise it is a person"),
-        'use_parent_address': fields.boolean('Use Company Address', help="Check to use the company's address"),
+        'use_parent_address': fields.boolean('Use Company Address', help="Select this if you want to set company's address information  for this contact"),
         'photo': fields.binary('Photo'),
         'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', select=1),
         'color': fields.integer('Color Index'),