diff --git a/news/10265.bugfix.rst b/news/10265.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..477eb9753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/10265.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed the description of the option "--install-options" in the documentation
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py b/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py
index b4e2560de..d62954cca 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py
@@ -825,11 +825,8 @@ install_options: Callable[..., Option] = partial(
     dest="install_options",
     action="append",
     metavar="options",
-    help="Extra arguments to be supplied to the setup.py install "
-    'command (use like --install-option="--install-scripts=/usr/local/'
-    'bin"). Use multiple --install-option options to pass multiple '
-    "options to setup.py install. If you are using an option with a "
-    "directory path, be sure to use absolute path.",
+    help="This option is deprecated. Using this option with location-changing options may cause unexpected behavior. "
+    "Use pip-level options like --user, --prefix, --root, and --target",
 )
 
 build_options: Callable[..., Option] = partial(