diff --git a/builtin/pull.c b/builtin/pull.c
index 49cc3beb4c..6eebb240da 100644
--- a/builtin/pull.c
+++ b/builtin/pull.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static struct option pull_options[] = {
 	/* Options passed to git-merge or git-rebase */
 	OPT_GROUP(N_("Options related to merging")),
 	{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 'r', "rebase", &opt_rebase,
-	  "false|true|merges|preserve|interactive",
+	  "(false|true|merges|preserve|interactive)",
 	  N_("incorporate changes by rebasing rather than merging"),
 	  PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, parse_opt_rebase },
 	OPT_PASSTHRU('n', NULL, &opt_diffstat, NULL,
diff --git a/builtin/push.c b/builtin/push.c
index 9cd8e8cd56..b5a941ccc2 100644
--- a/builtin/push.c
+++ b/builtin/push.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ int cmd_push(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		  0, CAS_OPT_NAME, &cas, N_("refname>:<expect"),
 		  N_("require old value of ref to be at this value"),
 		  PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, parseopt_push_cas_option },
-		{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "recurse-submodules", &recurse_submodules, "check|on-demand|no",
+		{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "recurse-submodules", &recurse_submodules, "(check|on-demand|no)",
 			N_("control recursive pushing of submodules"),
 			PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, option_parse_recurse_submodules },
 		OPT_BOOL_F( 0 , "thin", &thin, N_("use thin pack"), PARSE_OPT_NOCOMPLETE),
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ int cmd_push(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BIT(0, "follow-tags", &flags, N_("push missing but relevant tags"),
 			TRANSPORT_PUSH_FOLLOW_TAGS),
 		{ OPTION_CALLBACK,
-		  0, "signed", &push_cert, "yes|no|if-asked", N_("GPG sign the push"),
+		  0, "signed", &push_cert, "(yes|no|if-asked)", N_("GPG sign the push"),
 		  PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, option_parse_push_signed },
 		OPT_BIT(0, "atomic", &flags, N_("request atomic transaction on remote side"), TRANSPORT_PUSH_ATOMIC),
 		OPT_STRING_LIST('o', "push-option", &push_options_cmdline, N_("server-specific"), N_("option to transmit")),
diff --git a/builtin/send-pack.c b/builtin/send-pack.c
index 4923b1058c..bca6ea22dd 100644
--- a/builtin/send-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/send-pack.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int cmd_send_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "mirror", &send_mirror, N_("mirror all refs")),
 		OPT_BOOL('f', "force", &force_update, N_("force updates")),
 		{ OPTION_CALLBACK,
-		  0, "signed", &push_cert, "yes|no|if-asked", N_("GPG sign the push"),
+		  0, "signed", &push_cert, "(yes|no|if-asked)", N_("GPG sign the push"),
 		  PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, option_parse_push_signed },
 		OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "push-option", &push_options,
 				N_("server-specific"),