diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 9a2250185..3a260d16d 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     }
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-datadir=<dir>", _("Specify data directory"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-dbcache=<n>", strprintf(_("Set database cache size in megabytes (%d to %d, default: %d)"), nMinDbCache, nMaxDbCache, nDefaultDbCache));
-    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-feefilter", strprintf(_("Tell other nodes to filter invs to us by our mempool min fee (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_FEEFILTER));
+    if (showDebug)
+        strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-feefilter", strprintf("Tell other nodes to filter invs to us by our mempool min fee (default: %u)", DEFAULT_FEEFILTER));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-loadblock=<file>", _("Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file on startup"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxorphantx=<n>", strprintf(_("Keep at most <n> unconnectable transactions in memory (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_MAX_ORPHAN_TRANSACTIONS));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-maxmempool=<n>", strprintf(_("Keep the transaction memory pool below <n> megabytes (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE));