diff --git a/DefineOptions.cmake b/DefineOptions.cmake
index 8dd37b0b..6881b9a2 100644
--- a/DefineOptions.cmake
+++ b/DefineOptions.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ option(WITH_PKCS11_URI "Build with PKCS#11 URI support" OFF)
 option(UNIT_TESTING "Build with unit tests" OFF)
 option(CLIENT_TESTING "Build with client tests; requires openssh" OFF)
 option(SERVER_TESTING "Build with server tests; requires openssh and dropbear" OFF)
-option(WITH_BENCHMARKS "Build benchmarks tools" OFF)
+option(WITH_BENCHMARKS "Build benchmarks tools; enables unit testing and client tests" OFF)
 option(WITH_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
 option(WITH_NACL "Build with libnacl (curve25519)" ON)
 option(WITH_SYMBOL_VERSIONING "Build with symbol versioning" ON)