diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/metrics/metrics.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/metrics/metrics.go
index 3ddb76cdfed..66b7dd8cfb0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ func newCelMetrics() *CelMetrics {
 			Namespace:      namespace,
 			Subsystem:      subsystem,
 			Name:           "compilation_duration_seconds",
+			Help:           "CEL compilation time in seconds.",
 			StabilityLevel: metrics.ALPHA,
 		}),
 		evaluationTime: metrics.NewHistogram(&metrics.HistogramOpts{
 			Namespace:      namespace,
 			Subsystem:      subsystem,
 			Name:           "evaluation_duration_seconds",
+			Help:           "CEL evaluation time in seconds.",
 			StabilityLevel: metrics.ALPHA,
 		}),
 	}