diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index 2adb14f8b4b7..e17c9358e4d2 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -4495,7 +4495,7 @@ issues:
   # Default: false
   whole-files: true
 
-  # Fix found issues (if it's supported by the linter).
+  # Apply the fixes detected by the linters and formatters (if it's supported by the linter).
   # Default: false
   fix: true
 
diff --git a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
index a2cf0fd963d0..e2f59663e363 100644
--- a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
@@ -5064,7 +5064,7 @@
           "examples": ["path/to/patch/file"]
         },
         "fix": {
-          "description": "Fix found issues (if it's supported by the linter).",
+          "description": "Apply the fixes detected by the linters and formatters (if it's supported by the linter).",
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false
         },
diff --git a/pkg/commands/flagsets.go b/pkg/commands/flagsets.go
index cc4b00436e3a..2b61217c6589 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/flagsets.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/flagsets.go
@@ -138,5 +138,5 @@ func setupIssuesFlagSet(v *viper.Viper, fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.Bool, "whole-files", "issues.whole-files", false,
 		color.GreenString("Show issues in any part of update files (requires new-from-rev or new-from-patch)"))
 	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.Bool, "fix", "issues.fix", false,
-		color.GreenString("Fix found issues (if it's supported by the linter)"))
+		color.GreenString("Apply the fixes detected by the linters and formatters (if it's supported by the linter)"))
 }