diff --git a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
index a77e3d49b..24a6dc23b 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
@@ -104,14 +104,13 @@ static int AppInitRPC(int argc, char* argv[])
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
     if (argc < 2 || HelpRequested(gArgs) || gArgs.IsArgSet("-version")) {
-        std::string strUsage = strprintf("%s RPC client version", PACKAGE_NAME) + " " + FormatFullVersion() + "\n";
+        std::string strUsage = PACKAGE_NAME " RPC client version " + FormatFullVersion() + "\n";
         if (!gArgs.IsArgSet("-version")) {
-            strUsage += "\nUsage:\n"
-                  "  bitcoin-cli [options] <command> [params]  " + strprintf("Send command to %s", PACKAGE_NAME) + "\n" +
-                  "  bitcoin-cli [options] -named <command> [name=value] ... " + strprintf("Send command to %s (with named arguments)", PACKAGE_NAME) + "\n" +
-                  "  bitcoin-cli [options] help                List commands\n" +
-                  "  bitcoin-cli [options] help <command>      Get help for a command\n";
-
+            strUsage += "\n"
+                "Usage:  bitcoin-cli [options] <command> [params]  Send command to " PACKAGE_NAME "\n"
+                "or:     bitcoin-cli [options] -named <command> [name=value]...  Send command to " PACKAGE_NAME " (with named arguments)\n"
+                "or:     bitcoin-cli [options] help                List commands\n"
+                "or:     bitcoin-cli [options] help <command>      Get help for a command\n";
             strUsage += "\n" + gArgs.GetHelpMessage();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
index 181e2bb1b..5fef4724c 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -98,11 +98,10 @@ static int AppInitRawTx(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     if (argc < 2 || HelpRequested(gArgs)) {
         // First part of help message is specific to this utility
-        std::string strUsage = strprintf("%s bitcoin-tx utility version", PACKAGE_NAME) + " " + FormatFullVersion() + "\n\n" +
-            "Usage:\n"
-              "  bitcoin-tx [options] <hex-tx> [commands]  Update hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\n" +
-              "  bitcoin-tx [options] -create [commands]   Create hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\n" +
-              "\n";
+        std::string strUsage = PACKAGE_NAME " bitcoin-tx utility version " + FormatFullVersion() + "\n\n" +
+            "Usage:  bitcoin-tx [options] <hex-tx> [commands]  Update hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\n" +
+            "or:     bitcoin-tx [options] -create [commands]   Create hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\n" +
+            "\n";
         strUsage += gArgs.GetHelpMessage();
 
         fprintf(stdout, "%s", strUsage.c_str());
diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index 4d010c0d1..06f862242 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     // Process help and version before taking care about datadir
     if (HelpRequested(gArgs) || gArgs.IsArgSet("-version")) {
-        std::string strUsage = strprintf("%s Daemon", PACKAGE_NAME) + " version " + FormatFullVersion() + "\n";
+        std::string strUsage = PACKAGE_NAME " Daemon version " + FormatFullVersion() + "\n";
 
         if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-version"))
         {
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ static bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
         else
         {
-            strUsage += "\nUsage:\n"
-                  "  bitcoind [options]                     " + strprintf("Start %s Daemon", PACKAGE_NAME) + "\n";
-
+            strUsage += "\nUsage:  bitcoind [options]                     Start " PACKAGE_NAME " Daemon\n";
             strUsage += "\n" + gArgs.GetHelpMessage();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp b/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp
index 1da25b076..c9469593a 100644
--- a/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/utilitydialog.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ HelpMessageDialog::HelpMessageDialog(interfaces::Node& node, QWidget *parent, bo
         ui->helpMessage->setVisible(false);
     } else {
         setWindowTitle(tr("Command-line options"));
-        QString header = "Usage:\n"
-            "  bitcoin-qt [command-line options]                     \n";
+        QString header = "Usage:  bitcoin-qt [command-line options]                     \n";
         QTextCursor cursor(ui->helpMessage->document());
         cursor.insertText(version);
         cursor.insertBlock();
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ HelpMessageDialog::HelpMessageDialog(interfaces::Node& node, QWidget *parent, bo
 
         std::string strUsage = gArgs.GetHelpMessage();
         QString coreOptions = QString::fromStdString(strUsage);
-        text = version + "\n" + header + "\n" + coreOptions;
+        text = version + "\n\n" + header + "\n" + coreOptions;
 
         QTextTableFormat tf;
         tf.setBorderStyle(QTextFrameFormat::BorderStyle_None);