diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 42fff387e6..a2105ef90c 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ struct strategy {
 };
 
 static const char * const builtin_merge_usage[] = {
-	"git merge [options] <remote>...",
-	"git merge [options] <msg> HEAD <remote>",
+	"git merge [options] <commit>...",
+	"git merge [options] <msg> HEAD <commit>",
+	"git merge --abort",
 	NULL
 };