diff --git a/doc/en/reference/reference.rst b/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
index b2b63a89e..5ad4672af 100644
--- a/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ All the command-line flags can be obtained by running ``pytest --help``::
 
     [pytest] ini-options in the first pytest.ini|tox.ini|setup.cfg|pyproject.toml file found:
 
-      markers (linelist):   Markers for test functions
+      markers (linelist):   Register new markers for test functions
       empty_parameter_set_mark (string):
                             Default marker for empty parametersets
       norecursedirs (args): Directory patterns to avoid for recursion
diff --git a/src/_pytest/mark/__init__.py b/src/_pytest/mark/__init__.py
index de46b4c8a..6f4180a3a 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/mark/__init__.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/mark/__init__.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser: Parser) -> None:
         help="show markers (builtin, plugin and per-project ones).",
     )
 
-    parser.addini("markers", "Markers for test functions", "linelist")
+    parser.addini("markers", "Register new markers for test functions", "linelist")
     parser.addini(EMPTY_PARAMETERSET_OPTION, "Default marker for empty parametersets")