diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df7b21241f..ba9abf3765 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ option(ENABLE_OFFLINE_TELEMETRY "Enables FEX offline telemetry" TRUE)
 option(ENABLE_COMPILE_TIME_TRACE "Enables time trace compile option" FALSE)
 option(ENABLE_LIBCXX "Enables LLVM libc++" FALSE)
 option(ENABLE_CCACHE "Enables ccache for compile caching" TRUE)
-option(ENABLE_VIXL_SIMULATOR "Forces the FEX JIT to use the VIXL simulator" FALSE)
+option(ENABLE_VIXL_SIMULATOR "Enable use of VIXL simulator for emulation (only useful for CI testing)" FALSE)
 option(ENABLE_VIXL_DISASSEMBLER "Enables debug disassembler output with VIXL" FALSE)
 option(USE_LEGACY_BINFMTMISC "Uses legacy method of setting up binfmt_misc" FALSE)
 option(ENABLE_FEXCORE_PROFILER "Enables use of the FEXCore timeline profiling capabilities" FALSE)