diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 944bcd948..3fcece212 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                               help='Set QoS rate limit on a blockdev')
     p.add_argument('name', help='Blockdev name to set QoS. Example: Malloc0')
     p.add_argument('--rw_ios_per_sec',
-                   help='R/W IOs per second limit (>=10000, example: 20000). 0 means unlimited.',
+                   help='R/W IOs per second limit (>=1000, example: 20000). 0 means unlimited.',
                    type=int, required=False)
     p.add_argument('--rw_mbytes_per_sec',
                    help="R/W megabytes per second limit (>=10, example: 100). 0 means unlimited.",
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/bdev.py b/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
index 2bdd72e96..3b706a4a4 100644
--- a/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ def bdev_set_qos_limit(
 
     Args:
         name: name of block device
-        rw_ios_per_sec: R/W IOs per second limit (>=10000, example: 20000). 0 means unlimited.
+        rw_ios_per_sec: R/W IOs per second limit (>=1000, example: 20000). 0 means unlimited.
         rw_mbytes_per_sec: R/W megabytes per second limit (>=10, example: 100). 0 means unlimited.
         r_mbytes_per_sec: Read megabytes per second limit (>=10, example: 100). 0 means unlimited.
         w_mbytes_per_sec: Write megabytes per second limit (>=10, example: 100). 0 means unlimited.