diff --git a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/K2JSCompilerArguments.java b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/K2JSCompilerArguments.java
index e2e2e338fb5..c761c35f07f 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/K2JSCompilerArguments.java
+++ b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/K2JSCompilerArguments.java
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ public class K2JSCompilerArguments extends CommonCompilerArguments {
     @Argument(
             value = "-libraries",
             valueDescription = "<path>",
-            description = "Paths to Kotlin libraries with .meta.js and .kjsm files, separated by system file separator")
+            description = "Paths to Kotlin libraries with .meta.js and .kjsm files, separated by system path separator"
+    )
     public String libraries;
 
     @GradleOption(DefaultValues.BooleanFalseDefault.class)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/cli/js/jsHelp.out b/compiler/testData/cli/js/jsHelp.out
index 664249595c8..7355ba35e89 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/cli/js/jsHelp.out
+++ b/compiler/testData/cli/js/jsHelp.out
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Usage: kotlinc-js <options> <source files>
 where possible options include:
   -output <path>             Output file path
   -no-stdlib                 Don't use bundled Kotlin stdlib
-  -libraries <path>          Paths to Kotlin libraries with .meta.js and .kjsm files, separated by system file separator
+  -libraries <path>          Paths to Kotlin libraries with .meta.js and .kjsm files, separated by system path separator
   -source-map                Generate source map
   -meta-info                 Generate .meta.js and .kjsm files with metadata. Use to create a library
   -target { v5 }             Generate JS files for specific ECMA version