diff --git a/src/syslogd.c b/src/syslogd.c
index 38e820a..2dd2f9a 100644
--- a/src/syslogd.c
+++ b/src/syslogd.c
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ int usage(int code)
 	       "  -4        Force IPv4 only\n"
 	       "  -6        Force IPv6 only\n"
 	       "  -A        Send to all addresses in DNS A, or AAAA record\n"
-	       "  -b ADDR:SERVICE"
-	       "  -b :SRV   Bind to a specific address and/or port.  The address can be specifed\n"
-	       "            as a hostname ath the port as as ervice name, default syslog/514\n"
+	       "  -b ADDR:SERVICE\n"
+	       "  -b :SRV   Bind to a specific address and/or port.  The address can be specified\n"
+	       "            as a hostname and the port as a service name, default syslog/514\n"
 	       "  -d        Enable debug mode\n"
 	       "  -f FILE   Alternate .conf file, default: /etc/syslog.conf\n"
 	       "  -m SEC    Interval between MARK messages in log, 0 to disable, default: 20 min\n"