diff --git a/urjtag/ChangeLog b/urjtag/ChangeLog
index 110a68c9..547e63f7 100644
--- a/urjtag/ChangeLog
+++ b/urjtag/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   * src/cmd/cmd_get.c: Fix typo in help output.
   * src/cmd/cmd_set.c: Fix typo in help output.
 
+  * src/cmd/cmd_shell.c: Clean up help output.
+
 2011-02-17  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
 
   * data/analog/bf548/STEPPINGS: Add bf54x-0.4 support.
diff --git a/urjtag/src/cmd/cmd_shell.c b/urjtag/src/cmd/cmd_shell.c
index 0d006071..d55c19cf 100644
--- a/urjtag/src/cmd/cmd_shell.c
+++ b/urjtag/src/cmd/cmd_shell.c
@@ -92,15 +92,15 @@ static void
 cmd_shell_help (void)
 {
     urj_log (URJ_LOG_LEVEL_NORMAL,
-             _("Usage: %s cmmd\n"
-               "Shell out to os for a command.\n"
-               "\n" "CMMD OS Shell Command\n"),
-             "shell cmmd");
+             _("Usage: %s CMD\n"
+               "Shell out to the OS for a command.\n"
+               "\n" "CMD OS Shell Command\n"),
+             "shell");
 }
 
 const urj_cmd_t urj_cmd_shell = {
     "shell",
-    N_("shell cmmd"),
+    N_("run a shell command"),
     cmd_shell_help,
     cmd_shell_run
 };