diff --git a/dvc/commands/add.py b/dvc/commands/add.py
index 43d1d3d9e7..d50502026b 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/add.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/add.py
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
         "--jobs",
         type=int,
         help=(
-            "Number of jobs to run simultaneously. "
+            "Only used along with '--to-remote'. "
+            "Number of jobs to run simultaneously "
+            "when pushing data to remote."
             "The default value is 4 * cpu_count(). "
             "For SSH remotes, the default is 4. "
         ),