diff --git a/builtin/commit-graph.c b/builtin/commit-graph.c
index cd86315221..5af3cd7178 100644
--- a/builtin/commit-graph.c
+++ b/builtin/commit-graph.c
@@ -9,26 +9,29 @@
 #include "progress.h"
 #include "tag.h"
 
+#define BUILTIN_COMMIT_GRAPH_VERIFY_USAGE \
+	N_("git commit-graph verify [--object-dir <objdir>] [--shallow] [--[no-]progress]")
+
+#define BUILTIN_COMMIT_GRAPH_WRITE_USAGE \
+	N_("git commit-graph write [--object-dir <objdir>] [--append] " \
+	   "[--split[=<strategy>]] [--reachable|--stdin-packs|--stdin-commits] " \
+	   "[--changed-paths] [--[no-]max-new-filters <n>] [--[no-]progress] " \
+	   "<split options>")
+
+static const char * builtin_commit_graph_verify_usage[] = {
+	BUILTIN_COMMIT_GRAPH_VERIFY_USAGE,
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const char * builtin_commit_graph_write_usage[] = {
+	BUILTIN_COMMIT_GRAPH_WRITE_USAGE,
+	NULL
+};
+
 static char const * const builtin_commit_graph_usage[] = {
-	N_("git commit-graph verify [--object-dir <objdir>] [--shallow] [--[no-]progress]"),
-	N_("git commit-graph write [--object-dir <objdir>] [--append] "
-	   "[--split[=<strategy>]] [--reachable|--stdin-packs|--stdin-commits] "
-	   "[--changed-paths] [--[no-]max-new-filters <n>] [--[no-]progress] "
-	   "<split options>"),
-	NULL
-};
-
-static const char * const builtin_commit_graph_verify_usage[] = {
-	N_("git commit-graph verify [--object-dir <objdir>] [--shallow] [--[no-]progress]"),
-	NULL
-};
-
-static const char * const builtin_commit_graph_write_usage[] = {
-	N_("git commit-graph write [--object-dir <objdir>] [--append] "
-	   "[--split[=<strategy>]] [--reachable|--stdin-packs|--stdin-commits] "
-	   "[--changed-paths] [--[no-]max-new-filters <n>] [--[no-]progress] "
-	   "<split options>"),
-	NULL
+	BUILTIN_COMMIT_GRAPH_VERIFY_USAGE,
+	BUILTIN_COMMIT_GRAPH_WRITE_USAGE,
+	NULL,
 };
 
 static struct opts_commit_graph {