diff --git a/applets/usage.h b/applets/usage.h
index 2c7f9c277..6b8b6552b 100644
--- a/applets/usage.h
+++ b/applets/usage.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 	"Erik\nis\ncool\n"
 
 #define env_trivial_usage \
-	"[-] [-iu] [name=value ...] [command]"
+	"[-iu] [-] [name=value]... [command]"
 #define env_full_usage \
 	"Prints the current environment or runs a program after setting\n" \
 	"up the specified environment.\n\n" \
diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index 2c7f9c277..6b8b6552b 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 	"Erik\nis\ncool\n"
 
 #define env_trivial_usage \
-	"[-] [-iu] [name=value ...] [command]"
+	"[-iu] [-] [name=value]... [command]"
 #define env_full_usage \
 	"Prints the current environment or runs a program after setting\n" \
 	"up the specified environment.\n\n" \
diff --git a/usage.h b/usage.h
index 2c7f9c277..6b8b6552b 100644
--- a/usage.h
+++ b/usage.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 	"Erik\nis\ncool\n"
 
 #define env_trivial_usage \
-	"[-] [-iu] [name=value ...] [command]"
+	"[-iu] [-] [name=value]... [command]"
 #define env_full_usage \
 	"Prints the current environment or runs a program after setting\n" \
 	"up the specified environment.\n\n" \