diff --git a/builtin/bugreport.c b/builtin/bugreport.c
index 23170113cc..bb13816194 100644
--- a/builtin/bugreport.c
+++ b/builtin/bugreport.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void get_populated_hooks(struct strbuf *hook_info, int nongit)
 
 static const char * const bugreport_usage[] = {
 	N_("git bugreport [(-o|--output-directory) <file>] [(-s|--suffix) <format>]\n"
-	   "              [--diagnose[=<mode>]"),
+	   "              [--diagnose[=<mode>]]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
index 09ac4289f1..36e3f4116e 100644
--- a/builtin/help.c
+++ b/builtin/help.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static struct option builtin_help_options[] = {
 };
 
 static const char * const builtin_help_usage[] = {
-	"git help [-a|--all] [--[no-]verbose]] [--[no-]external-commands] [--[no-]aliases]",
+	"git help [-a|--all] [--[no-]verbose] [--[no-]external-commands] [--[no-]aliases]",
 	N_("git help [[-i|--info] [-m|--man] [-w|--web]] [<command>|<doc>]"),
 	"git help [-g|--guides]",
 	"git help [-c|--config]",