diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 7d90c35..6716e11 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 #include "mailmap.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_commit_usage[] = {
-	N_("git commit [options] [--] <pathspec>..."),
+	N_("git commit [<options>] [--] <pathspec>..."),
 	NULL
 };
 
 static const char * const builtin_status_usage[] = {
-	N_("git status [options] [--] <pathspec>..."),
+	N_("git status [<options>] [--] <pathspec>..."),
 	NULL
 };