diff --git a/commands/crc.c b/commands/crc.c
index edb1fb1..580521d 100644
--- a/commands/crc.c
+++ b/commands/crc.c
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
 #endif
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-v CRC",  "Verify")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-V FILE", "Verify with CRC read from FILE")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-r <var>",  "Set <var> to the checksum result\n")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-s <var>",  "Set <var> to the data size\n")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-r <var>",  "Set <var> to the checksum result")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-s <var>",  "Set <var> to the data size")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_START(crc32)
diff --git a/commands/firmwareload.c b/commands/firmwareload.c
index 071f25b..dbd43e0 100644
--- a/commands/firmwareload.c
+++ b/commands/firmwareload.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_START(firmwareload)
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Options:")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-t <target>", "define the firmware handler by name\n")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-l\t", "list devices capable of firmware loading\n")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-t <target>", "define the firmware handler by name")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-l\t", "list devices capable of firmware loading")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_START(firmwareload)
diff --git a/commands/of_display_timings.c b/commands/of_display_timings.c
index ccf2db0..365ff80 100644
--- a/commands/of_display_timings.c
+++ b/commands/of_display_timings.c
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_START(of_display_timings)
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Options:")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-l",  "list path of all available display-timings\n")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-s",  "list path of all selected display-timings\n")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-S path",  "select display-timings and register oftree fixup\n")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-f dtb",  "work on dtb. Has no effect on -s option\n")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-l",  "list path of all available display-timings")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-s",  "list path of all selected display-timings")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-S path",  "select display-timings and register oftree fixup")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-f dtb",  "work on dtb. Has no effect on -s option")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_START(of_display_timings)
diff --git a/commands/of_dump.c b/commands/of_dump.c
index 7bec0b9..06b8e9f 100644
--- a/commands/of_dump.c
+++ b/commands/of_dump.c
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_START(of_dump)
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Options:")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-f dtb",  "work on dtb instead of internal devicetree\n")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-F",  "return fixed devicetree\n")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-n",  "Print node names only, no properties\n")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-f dtb",  "work on dtb instead of internal devicetree")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-F",  "return fixed devicetree")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT  ("-n",  "Print node names only, no properties")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_START(of_dump)
diff --git a/commands/of_fixup_status.c b/commands/of_fixup_status.c
index 9a4a619..e0da429 100644
--- a/commands/of_fixup_status.c
+++ b/commands/of_fixup_status.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_START(of_fixup_status)
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Options:")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("-d",  "disable node")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("path",  "Node path\n")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT("path",  "Node path")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Register a fixup to enable or disable a device tree node.")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Nodes are enabled on default. Disabled with -d.")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
diff --git a/commands/oftree.c b/commands/oftree.c
index 26a47bb..299c2ed 100644
--- a/commands/oftree.c
+++ b/commands/oftree.c
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_START(oftree)
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Options:")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-l <DTB>",  "Load <DTB> to internal devicetree\n")
-BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-s <DTB>",  "save internal devicetree to <DTB>\n")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-l <DTB>",  "Load <DTB> to internal devicetree")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-s <DTB>",  "save internal devicetree to <DTB>")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-p",  "probe devices from stored device tree")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END