diff --git a/source/reference/mongorestore.txt b/source/reference/mongorestore.txt
index f159907362f..70ca607005d 100644
--- a/source/reference/mongorestore.txt
+++ b/source/reference/mongorestore.txt
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ Options
 
 .. option:: --objcheck
 
-   Forces :program:`mongorestore` to validate every object before
-   inserting it in the target database.
+   Verifies each object as a valid :term:`BSON` object before inserting
+   it into the target database. If the object is not a valid
+   :term:`BSON` object, :program:`mongorestore` will not insert the
+   object into the target database and stop processing.
 
 .. option:: --filter '<JSON>'