diff --git a/mdb_dump.1 b/mdb_dump.1
index 2aa4021f..8186b1fb 100644
--- a/mdb_dump.1
+++ b/mdb_dump.1
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 mdb_dump \- LMDB environment export tool
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B mdb_dump
-.BR \ envpath
 [\c
 .BR \-V ]
 [\c
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ mdb_dump \- LMDB environment export tool
 [\c
 .BR \-a \ |
 .BI \-s \ subdb\fR]
+.BR \ envpath
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .B mdb_dump
diff --git a/mdb_dump.c b/mdb_dump.c
index 118b746d..b0ea31ea 100644
--- a/mdb_dump.c
+++ b/mdb_dump.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static int dumpit(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, char *name)
 
 static void usage(char *prog)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s dbpath [-V] [-f output] [-l] [-n] [-p] [-a|-s subdb]\n", prog);
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-V] [-f output] [-l] [-n] [-p] [-a|-s subdb] dbpath\n", prog);
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
diff --git a/mdb_load.1 b/mdb_load.1
index 68e6b18c..75d58108 100644
--- a/mdb_load.1
+++ b/mdb_load.1
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 mdb_load \- LMDB environment import tool
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B mdb_load
-.BR \ envpath
 [\c
 .BR \-V ]
 [\c
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ mdb_load \- LMDB environment import tool
 .BR \-N ]
 [\c
 .BR \-T ]
+.BR \ envpath
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .B mdb_load
diff --git a/mdb_load.c b/mdb_load.c
index a55d4c2d..fe2334a7 100644
--- a/mdb_load.c
+++ b/mdb_load.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ badend:
 
 static void usage(void)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s dbpath [-V] [-f input] [-n] [-s name] [-N] [-T]\n", prog);
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-V] [-f input] [-n] [-s name] [-N] [-T] dbpath\n", prog);
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
diff --git a/mdb_stat.1 b/mdb_stat.1
index e6ee5ad5..351c0175 100644
--- a/mdb_stat.1
+++ b/mdb_stat.1
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 mdb_stat \- LMDB environment status tool
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B mdb_stat
-.BR \ envpath
 [\c
 .BR \-V ]
 [\c
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ mdb_stat \- LMDB environment status tool
 [\c
 .BR \-a \ |
 .BI \-s \ subdb\fR]
+.BR \ envpath
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .B mdb_stat
diff --git a/mdb_stat.c b/mdb_stat.c
index 2a286350..a37e39a7 100644
--- a/mdb_stat.c
+++ b/mdb_stat.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void prstat(MDB_stat *ms)
 
 static void usage(char *prog)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s dbpath [-V] [-n] [-e] [-r[r]] [-f[f[f]]] [-a|-s subdb]\n", prog);
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-V] [-n] [-e] [-r[r]] [-f[f[f]]] [-a|-s subdb] dbpath\n", prog);
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }