diff --git a/docs/content/preview/reference/configuration/yb-master.md b/docs/content/preview/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
index 1cfc88164e41..121144d058f1 100644
--- a/docs/content/preview/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
+++ b/docs/content/preview/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ Default: `2`
 
 ##### --load_balancer_max_over_replicated_tablets
 
-Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor.
+Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor per table.
 
 Default: `1`
 
diff --git a/docs/content/stable/reference/configuration/yb-master.md b/docs/content/stable/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
index aad8ba56d9e8..fa3d7159e216 100644
--- a/docs/content/stable/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
+++ b/docs/content/stable/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ Default: `2`
 
 ##### --load_balancer_max_over_replicated_tablets
 
-Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor.
+Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor per table.
 
 Default: `1`
 
diff --git a/docs/content/v2.14/reference/configuration/yb-master.md b/docs/content/v2.14/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
index 6a4fb6d8065d..5e6dc950cbaa 100644
--- a/docs/content/v2.14/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
+++ b/docs/content/v2.14/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ Default: `2`
 
 ##### --load_balancer_max_over_replicated_tablets
 
-Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor.
+Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor per table.
 
 Default: `1`
 
diff --git a/docs/content/v2.18/reference/configuration/yb-master.md b/docs/content/v2.18/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
index 977e4055e37b..99f58a47f088 100644
--- a/docs/content/v2.18/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
+++ b/docs/content/v2.18/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ Default: `2`
 
 ##### --load_balancer_max_over_replicated_tablets
 
-Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor.
+Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor per table.
 
 Default: `1`
 
diff --git a/docs/content/v2.20/reference/configuration/yb-master.md b/docs/content/v2.20/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
index 74f79bf7e746..e1b9eb1dcc62 100644
--- a/docs/content/v2.20/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
+++ b/docs/content/v2.20/reference/configuration/yb-master.md
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ Default: `2`
 
 ##### --load_balancer_max_over_replicated_tablets
 
-Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor.
+Specifies the maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured replication factor per table.
 
 Default: `1`
 
diff --git a/src/yb/master/cluster_balance.cc b/src/yb/master/cluster_balance.cc
index 47fbdcb70cca..9c79ffcb4086 100644
--- a/src/yb/master/cluster_balance.cc
+++ b/src/yb/master/cluster_balance.cc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ DEFINE_RUNTIME_int32(load_balancer_max_concurrent_tablet_remote_bootstraps_per_t
 
 DEFINE_RUNTIME_int32(load_balancer_max_over_replicated_tablets, 1,
     "Maximum number of running tablet replicas that are allowed to be over the configured "
-    "replication factor.");
+    "replication factor per table.");
 
 DEFINE_RUNTIME_int32(load_balancer_max_concurrent_adds, 1,
     "Maximum number of tablet peer replicas to add in any one run of the load balancer.");
diff --git a/src/yb/master/cluster_balance_util.h b/src/yb/master/cluster_balance_util.h
index 88c038fed612..8055afe47439 100644
--- a/src/yb/master/cluster_balance_util.h
+++ b/src/yb/master/cluster_balance_util.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ struct Options {
   // time.
   bool kAllowLimitOverReplicatedTablets = true;
 
-  // Max number of running tablet replicas that are over the configured limit.
+  // Max number of running tablet replicas that are over the configured limit per table.
   int kMaxOverReplicatedTablets = FLAGS_load_balancer_max_over_replicated_tablets;
 
   // Max number of over-replicated tablet peer removals to do in any one run of the load balancer.