diff --git a/qvm-tools/qvm-backup b/qvm-tools/qvm-backup
index b8025028..313a0a7a 100755
--- a/qvm-tools/qvm-backup
+++ b/qvm-tools/qvm-backup
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def print_progress(progress):
     print >> sys.stderr, "\r-> Backing up files: {0}%...".format (progress),
 
 def main():
-    usage = "usage: %prog [options] <backup-dir-path> [vmname ...]"
+    usage = "usage: %prog [options] <backup-dir-path> [vms-to-be-included ...]"
     parser = OptionParser (usage)
 
     parser.add_option ("-x", "--exclude", action="append",
diff --git a/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore b/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore
index fe5f7ada..1f4a81eb 100755
--- a/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore
+++ b/qvm-tools/qvm-backup-restore
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import sys
 import getpass
 
 def main():
-    usage = "usage: %prog [options] <backup-dir> [vmname ...]"
+    usage = "usage: %prog [options] <backup-dir> [vms-to-be-restored ...]"
     parser = OptionParser (usage)
 
     parser.add_option ("--skip-broken", action="store_true", dest="skip_broken", default=False,