diff --git a/tests/framework/SConscript b/tests/framework/SConscript
index 72208ea..450ffd7 100644
--- a/tests/framework/SConscript
+++ b/tests/framework/SConscript
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 
 # vars is imported from arm_compute:
 variables = [
-    BoolVariable("pmu", "Enable PMU counters", False),
-    BoolVariable("mali", "Enable Arm® Mali™ hardware counters", False),
+    BoolVariable("pmu", "Enable the PMU cycle counter to measure execution time in benchmark tests. (Your device needs to support it)", False),
+    BoolVariable("mali", "Enable the collection of Arm® Mali™ hardware counters to measure execution time in benchmark tests. (Your device needs to have a Arm® Mali™ driver that supports it)", False),
 ]
 
 # We need a separate set of Variables for the Help message (Otherwise the global variables will get displayed twice)