diff --git a/init/action.yml b/init/action.yml
index 0675f8c51..a25baf625 100644
--- a/init/action.yml
+++ b/init/action.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ inputs:
     required: true
     default: 'true'
   source-root:
-    description: Path to the root source-code directory, relative to the workspace.
+    description: Path of the root source code directory, relative to $GITHUB_WORKSPACE.
     required: false
 outputs:
   codeql-path: