diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index faf688d9849c..8eb6134ba347 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function node_help($section) {
       $output .= '<p>'. t('For more information please read the configuration and customization handbook <a href="@node">Node page</a>.', array('@node' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/node/')) .'</p>';
       return $output;
     case 'admin/content/search':
-      return t('<p>Enter a simple pattern to search for a post. This can include the wildcard character *.<br />For example, a search for "br*" might return "bread bakers", "our daily bread" and "brenda".</p>');
+      return t('<p>Enter a simple pattern to search for a post. Words are matched exactly. Phrases can be surrounded by quotes to do an exact search.</p>');
     case 'admin/content/types':
       return '<p>'. t('Below is a list of all the content types on your site. All posts that exist on your site are instances of one of these content types.') .'</p>';
     case 'admin/content/types/add':