diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index 23689b0b9..d290632d1 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ origin)
 	fi
 	;;
 *)
-	echo "Usage: $0 origin|test|release" 1>&2
+	echo "usage: $0 origin|test|release" 1>&2
 	exit 1
 	;;
 esac
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ pname=$0
 
 usage()
 {
-	echo "Usage: $pname branch test|release" 1>&2
+	echo "usage: $pname branch test|release" 1>&2
 	exit 1
 }