diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
index b46795f59..a93166fbd 100755
--- a/git-svn.perl
+++ b/git-svn.perl
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ sub usage {
 	my $fd = $exit ? \*STDERR : \*STDOUT;
 	print $fd <<"";
 git-svn - bidirectional operations between a single Subversion tree and git
-Usage: git svn <command> [options] [arguments]\n
+usage: git svn <command> [options] [arguments]\n
 
 	print $fd "Available commands:\n" unless $cmd;