diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index a9b59da2f..1bd4f5e94 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ PathVariable.PathAccept),
     # Variables for logging and statistics
     BoolVariable('ENABLE_LOG', 'Enable logging, which is enabled by default when building in *debug*', 'False'),
     BoolVariable('ENABLE_STATS', 'Enable global statistics during map processing', 'False'),
-    ('DEFAULT_LOG_SEVERITY', 'The default severity of the logger (eg. ' + ', '.join(severities), 'error'),
+    ('DEFAULT_LOG_SEVERITY', 'The default severity of the logger (eg. ' + ', '.join(severities) + ')', 'error'),
 
     # Other variables
     BoolVariable('SHAPE_MEMORY_MAPPED_FILE', 'Utilize memory-mapped files in Shapefile Plugin (higher memory usage, better performance)', 'True'),