diff --git a/python/paddle/trainer_config_helpers/layers.py b/python/paddle/trainer_config_helpers/layers.py
index ca0b5dbfbffd138ffaf6f3a17daf217fed69213c..372d4b5c4d4eff891d0c301762218d820ee33dbf 100644
--- a/python/paddle/trainer_config_helpers/layers.py
+++ b/python/paddle/trainer_config_helpers/layers.py
@@ -3592,8 +3592,8 @@ def lstm_step_layer(input,
     :type gate_act: BaseActivation
     :param state_act: State Activation Type. TanhActivation is the default.
     :type state_act: BaseActivation
-    :param bias_attr: The bias attribute. If the parameter is set to
-                     True or None, the bias is initialized to zero.
+    :param bias_attr: The parameter attribute for bias. If this parameter is
+                     set to True or None, the bias is initialized to zero.
     :type bias_attr: ParameterAttribute | None | True
     :param layer_attr: layer's extra attribute.
     :type layer_attr: ExtraLayerAttribute