diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index 4f77e07b95..98992cd013 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -2218,8 +2218,8 @@ int cmd_am(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int in_progress;
 
 	const char * const usage[] = {
-		N_("git am [options] [(<mbox>|<Maildir>)...]"),
-		N_("git am [options] (--continue | --skip | --abort)"),
+		N_("git am [<options>] [(<mbox>|<Maildir>)...]"),
+		N_("git am [<options>] (--continue | --skip | --abort)"),
 		NULL
 	};
 
diff --git a/credential-cache.c b/credential-cache.c
index 8689a1519a..f4afdc6988 100644
--- a/credential-cache.c
+++ b/credential-cache.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	int timeout = 900;
 	const char *op;
 	const char * const usage[] = {
-		"git credential-cache [options] <action>",
+		"git credential-cache [<options>] <action>",
 		NULL
 	};
 	struct option options[] = {