diff --git a/sdf/1.11/mesh_shape.sdf b/sdf/1.11/mesh_shape.sdf
index a59300d46..1ed64ca44 100644
--- a/sdf/1.11/mesh_shape.sdf
+++ b/sdf/1.11/mesh_shape.sdf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <element name="convex_decomposition" required="0">
     <description>Convex decomposition parameters. Applicable if the mesh optimization attribute is set to convex_decomposition</description>
     <element name="max_convex_hulls" type="unsigned int" default="16" required="0">
-      <description>Maximum number of convex hulls to decompose into. If the input mesh has multiple submeshes, this limit is applied when decomposing each submesh</description>
+      <description>Maximum number of convex hulls to decompose into. This sets the maximum number of submeshes that the final decomposed mesh will contain.</description>
     </element>
   </element>
 
diff --git a/sdf/1.12/mesh_shape.sdf b/sdf/1.12/mesh_shape.sdf
index a59300d46..1ed64ca44 100644
--- a/sdf/1.12/mesh_shape.sdf
+++ b/sdf/1.12/mesh_shape.sdf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <element name="convex_decomposition" required="0">
     <description>Convex decomposition parameters. Applicable if the mesh optimization attribute is set to convex_decomposition</description>
     <element name="max_convex_hulls" type="unsigned int" default="16" required="0">
-      <description>Maximum number of convex hulls to decompose into. If the input mesh has multiple submeshes, this limit is applied when decomposing each submesh</description>
+      <description>Maximum number of convex hulls to decompose into. This sets the maximum number of submeshes that the final decomposed mesh will contain.</description>
     </element>
   </element>