diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index e3eb8774ca..79739ca602 100755
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diff --git a/youtube-dl.exe b/youtube-dl.exe
index 45eee04bbd..e69de29bb2 100644
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diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index b29cf6758d..26c1f0e74b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
         help='Disable filesystem caching')
     general.add_option(
         '--socket-timeout', dest='socket_timeout',
-        type=float, default=None, help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+        type=float, default=None, help=u'Time to wait before giving up, in seconds')
     general.add_option(
         '--bidi-workaround', dest='bidi_workaround', action='store_true',
         help=u'Work around terminals that lack bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi executable in PATH')