diff --git a/tools/fiptool/fiptool.c b/tools/fiptool/fiptool.c
index a15e827e6d6ca8e6e04921c91cda2019edecf71b..0040018bbb04aff658b3b488e17e67b2e214ab25 100644
--- a/tools/fiptool/fiptool.c
+++ b/tools/fiptool/fiptool.c
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ static int help_cmd(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 static void usage(void)
 {
-	printf("usage: [--verbose] fiptool <command> [<args>]\n");
+	printf("usage: fiptool [--verbose] <command> [<args>]\n");
 	printf("Global options supported:\n");
 	printf("  --verbose\tEnable verbose output for all commands.\n");
 	fputc('\n', stderr);