diff --git a/ros2bag/ros2bag/verb/record.py b/ros2bag/ros2bag/verb/record.py
index 21ace5813..211a4eefd 100644
--- a/ros2bag/ros2bag/verb/record.py
+++ b/ros2bag/ros2bag/verb/record.py
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser, cli_name):  # noqa: D102
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--compression-mode', type=str, default='none',
-            choices=['none', 'file', 'message'],
-            help="Determine whether to compress by file or message. Default is 'none'."
+            choices=['none', 'file'],
+            help='Determine whether to compress bag files. Default is "none".'
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--compression-format', type=str, default='', choices=['zstd'],