diff --git a/plugins/commands/box/command/add.rb b/plugins/commands/box/command/add.rb
index 938fe9d8d..0356ee298 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/box/command/add.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/box/command/add.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           options = {}
 
           opts = OptionParser.new do |o|
-            o.banner = "Usage: vagrant box add [options] <box descriptor>"
+            o.banner = "Usage: vagrant box add [options] <name, url, or path>"
             o.separator ""
             o.separator "Options:"
             o.separator ""