diff --git a/target-sparc/helper.c b/target-sparc/helper.c
index be439dde57..44406e17e6 100644
--- a/target-sparc/helper.c
+++ b/target-sparc/helper.c
@@ -1570,11 +1570,14 @@ void sparc_cpu_list(FILE *f, int (*cpu_fprintf)(FILE *f, const char *fmt, ...))
                        sparc_defs[i].features, "+");
         (*cpu_fprintf)(f, "\n");
     }
-    (*cpu_fprintf)(f, "CPU feature flags (+/-): ");
-    print_features(f, cpu_fprintf, -1, NULL);
+    (*cpu_fprintf)(f, "Default CPU feature flags (use '-' to remove): ");
+    print_features(f, cpu_fprintf, CPU_DEFAULT_FEATURES, NULL);
     (*cpu_fprintf)(f, "\n");
-    (*cpu_fprintf)(f, "Numerical features (=): iu_version fpu_version "
-                   "mmu_version nwindows\n");
+    (*cpu_fprintf)(f, "Available CPU feature flags (use '+' to add): ");
+    print_features(f, cpu_fprintf, ~CPU_DEFAULT_FEATURES, NULL);
+    (*cpu_fprintf)(f, "\n");
+    (*cpu_fprintf)(f, "Numerical features (use '=' to set): iu_version "
+                   "fpu_version mmu_version nwindows\n");
 }
 
 #define GET_FLAG(a,b) ((env->psr & a)?b:'-')