diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 897cea6564fb50..85544a18bfe37e 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 sub usage {
 	print <<EOT;
-git send-email' [<options>] <file|directory>
-git send-email' [<options>] <format-patch options>
+git send-email [<options>] <file|directory>
+git send-email [<options>] <format-patch options>
 git send-email --dump-aliases
 
   Composing: