diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/kafka_driver/kafka_options.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/kafka_driver/kafka_options.py
index 42c990cd4..c1b8bef71 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/kafka_driver/kafka_options.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/kafka_driver/kafka_options.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ KAFKA_OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('compression_codec', default='none',
                choices=['none', 'gzip', 'snappy', 'lz4', 'zstd'],
                help='The compression codec for all data generated by the '
-                    'producer. Valid values are: gzip, snappy, lz4, zstd. If '
-                    'not set, compression will not be used. Note that the '
-                    'legal option of this depends on the kafka version'),
+                    'producer. If not set, compression will not be used. '
+                    'Note that the allowed values of this depend on the kafka '
+                    'version'),
 
     cfg.BoolOpt('enable_auto_commit',
                 default=False,