diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index fcf9c85..21ad4cc 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_commit_usage[] = {
 };
 
 static const char * const builtin_status_usage[] = {
-	N_("git status [<options>] [--] <pathspec>..."),
+	N_("git status [<options>] [--] [<pathspec>...]"),
 	NULL
 };