diff --git a/builtin/merge-base.c b/builtin/merge-base.c
index a11f8c6e4b..6f3941f2a4 100644
--- a/builtin/merge-base.c
+++ b/builtin/merge-base.c
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ static int show_merge_base(struct commit **rev, int rev_nr, int show_all)
 static const char * const merge_base_usage[] = {
 	N_("git merge-base [-a | --all] <commit> <commit>..."),
 	N_("git merge-base [-a | --all] --octopus <commit>..."),
-	N_("git merge-base --independent <commit>..."),
 	N_("git merge-base --is-ancestor <commit> <commit>"),
+	N_("git merge-base --independent <commit>..."),
 	N_("git merge-base --fork-point <ref> [<commit>]"),
 	NULL
 };