diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/commands/clean.rs b/src/bin/cargo/commands/clean.rs
index 0bde5a343a7..fadebd27e10 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/commands/clean.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/commands/clean.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ pub fn cli() -> Command {
             flag("workspace", "Clean artifacts of the workspace members")
                 .help_heading(heading::PACKAGE_SELECTION),
         )
-        .arg_release("Whether or not to clean release artifacts")
-        .arg_profile("Clean artifacts of the specified profile")
+        .arg_release("Clean only release artifacts")
+        .arg_profile("Clean only artifacts of the specified profile")
         .arg_target_triple("Target triple to clean output for")
         .arg_target_dir()
         .arg_manifest_path()
diff --git a/src/doc/man/cargo-clean.md b/src/doc/man/cargo-clean.md
index 05e34602e1c..387f8445ca6 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/cargo-clean.md
+++ b/src/doc/man/cargo-clean.md
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ the target directory.
 {{/option}}
 
 {{#option "`--release`" }}
-Remove all artifacts in the `release` directory.
+Remove artifacts in the `release` directory only.
 {{/option}}
 
 {{#option "`--profile` _name_" }}
-Remove all artifacts in the directory with the given profile name.
+Remove artifacts only in the directory with the given profile name.
 {{/option}}
 
 {{> options-target-dir }}
diff --git a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-clean.txt b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-clean.txt
index a25c8f2a8ef..99ae179e390 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-clean.txt
+++ b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-clean.txt
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ OPTIONS
            in the target directory.
 
        --release
-           Remove all artifacts in the release directory.
+           Remove artifacts in the release directory only.
 
        --profile name
-           Remove all artifacts in the directory with the given profile name.
+           Remove artifacts only in the directory with the given profile name.
 
        --target-dir directory
            Directory for all generated artifacts and intermediate files. May
diff --git a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-clean.md b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-clean.md
index 22da161097d..cce9aafc234 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-clean.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-clean.md
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ the target directory.</p>
 
 
 <dt class="option-term" id="option-cargo-clean---release"><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-cargo-clean---release"><code>--release</code></a></dt>
-<dd class="option-desc"><p>Remove all artifacts in the <code>release</code> directory.</p>
+<dd class="option-desc"><p>Remove artifacts in the <code>release</code> directory only.</p>
 </dd>
 
 
 <dt class="option-term" id="option-cargo-clean---profile"><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-cargo-clean---profile"><code>--profile</code> <em>name</em></a></dt>
-<dd class="option-desc"><p>Remove all artifacts in the directory with the given profile name.</p>
+<dd class="option-desc"><p>Remove artifacts only in the directory with the given profile name.</p>
 </dd>
 
 
diff --git a/src/etc/man/cargo-clean.1 b/src/etc/man/cargo-clean.1
index bbdebd3c8af..3ee8c54cb57 100644
--- a/src/etc/man/cargo-clean.1
+++ b/src/etc/man/cargo-clean.1
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ the target directory.
 .sp
 \fB\-\-release\fR
 .RS 4
-Remove all artifacts in the \fBrelease\fR directory.
+Remove artifacts in the \fBrelease\fR directory only.
 .RE
 .sp
 \fB\-\-profile\fR \fIname\fR
 .RS 4
-Remove all artifacts in the directory with the given profile name.
+Remove artifacts only in the directory with the given profile name.
 .RE
 .sp
 \fB\-\-target\-dir\fR \fIdirectory\fR
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_clean/help/stdout.term.svg b/tests/testsuite/cargo_clean/help/stdout.term.svg
index 1d60aa0010f..9d9a35a5c32 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cargo_clean/help/stdout.term.svg
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_clean/help/stdout.term.svg
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
 </tspan>
     <tspan x="10px" y="370px"><tspan class="fg-bright-green bold">Compilation Options:</tspan>
 </tspan>
-    <tspan x="10px" y="388px"><tspan>  </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">-r</tspan><tspan>, </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">--release</tspan><tspan>                 Whether or not to clean release artifacts</tspan>
+    <tspan x="10px" y="388px"><tspan>  </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">-r</tspan><tspan>, </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">--release</tspan><tspan>                 Clean only release artifacts</tspan>
 </tspan>
-    <tspan x="10px" y="406px"><tspan>      </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">--profile</tspan><tspan class="fg-cyan"> </tspan><tspan class="fg-cyan">&lt;PROFILE-NAME&gt;</tspan><tspan>  Clean artifacts of the specified profile</tspan>
+    <tspan x="10px" y="406px"><tspan>      </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">--profile</tspan><tspan class="fg-cyan"> </tspan><tspan class="fg-cyan">&lt;PROFILE-NAME&gt;</tspan><tspan>  Clean only artifacts of the specified profile</tspan>
 </tspan>
     <tspan x="10px" y="424px"><tspan>      </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">--target</tspan><tspan class="fg-cyan"> [</tspan><tspan class="fg-cyan">&lt;TRIPLE&gt;</tspan><tspan class="fg-cyan">]</tspan><tspan>       Target triple to clean output for</tspan>
 </tspan>