diff --git a/src/rules/noIrregularWhitespaceRule.ts b/src/rules/noIrregularWhitespaceRule.ts
index 1cd250cf7d8..2e7295c341f 100644
--- a/src/rules/noIrregularWhitespaceRule.ts
+++ b/src/rules/noIrregularWhitespaceRule.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
     /* tslint:disable:object-literal-sort-keys */
     public static metadata: Lint.IRuleMetadata = {
         ruleName: "no-irregular-whitespace",
-        description: "Disallow irregular whitespace outside of strings and comments",
+        description: "Disallow irregular whitespace within a file, including strings and comments.",
         hasFix: true,
         optionsDescription: "Not configurable.",
         options: null,