diff --git a/docs/source/gearmand.rst b/docs/source/gearmand.rst
index 8d38e6b87..365663ea0 100644
--- a/docs/source/gearmand.rst
+++ b/docs/source/gearmand.rst
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 .. option:: -R [ --round-robin ]
 
-   Assign work in round-robin order per worker connection. The default is to assign work in the order of functions added by the worker.
+   Assign work in round-robin order per worker connection. As of version 2.0.0, this is the default behavior, and it cannot be deactivated. This command line option does nothing, and its continued existence is only supported for backwards compatibility.
 
 .. option:: -q [ --queue-type ] arg
 
diff --git a/gearmand/gearmand.cc b/gearmand/gearmand.cc
index bb9a45bf9..617c03d52 100644
--- a/gearmand/gearmand.cc
+++ b/gearmand/gearmand.cc
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    "Load protocol module.")
 
   ("round-robin,R", boost::program_options::bool_switch(&opt_round_robin)->default_value(true),
-   "Assign work in round-robin order per worker connection. This is the default behavior, and it cannot be deactivated. This option is only provided for backwards compatibility.")
+   "Assign work in round-robin order per worker connection. This is the default behavior, and it cannot be deactivated. This command line option does nothing and is only supported for backwards compatibility.")
 
   ("queue-type,q", boost::program_options::value(&queue_type)->default_value("builtin"),
    "Persistent queue type to use.")