diff --git a/tools/fiptool/fiptool.c b/tools/fiptool/fiptool.c
index a15e827..0040018 100644
--- a/tools/fiptool/fiptool.c
+++ b/tools/fiptool/fiptool.c
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@
 
 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);