diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 009281d4e..1fb0ead09 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 							GB_ASSERT(value.kind == ExactValue_String);
 							if (str_eq_ignore_case(value.value_string, str_lit("thin"))) {
 								build_context.lto_kind = LTO_Thin;
-								if (build_context.linker_choice == Linker_Invalid) {
+								if (build_context.linker_choice == Linker_Invalid || build_context.linker_choice == Linker_Default) {
 									build_context.linker_choice = Linker_lld;
 								}
 								if (!build_context.use_separate_modules) {
@@ -2826,8 +2826,8 @@ gb_internal int print_show_help(String const arg0, String command, String option
 			print_usage_line(2, "States that the project is to be build with link-time optimizations.");
 			print_usage_line(2, "This also enables '-use-separate-modules' (if not already set) and `-linker:lld");
 			print_usage_line(2, "Choices:");
-			print_usage_line(3, "thin");
-			print_usage_line(3, "thin-files");
+			print_usage_line(3, "thin       (one module per package)");
+			print_usage_line(3, "thin-files (one module file)");
 		}
 	}