diff --git a/addons/crm/crm.py b/addons/crm/crm.py
index 34d8b46bcf4..fd629edc745 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm.py
@@ -315,8 +315,7 @@ class crm_case(osv.osv):
     _columns = {
         'id': fields.integer('ID', readonly=True), 
         'name': fields.char('Description', size=1024, required=True), 
-        'active': fields.boolean('Active', help="If the active field is set to\
-                     true, it will allow you to hide the case without removing it."), 
+        'active': fields.boolean('Active', help="If the active field is set to false, it will allow you to hide the case without removing it."), 
         'description': fields.text('Description'), 
         'section_id': fields.many2one('crm.case.section', 'Sales Team', \
                         select=True, help='Sales team to which Case belongs to.\