diff --git a/src/analyze/analyze.c b/src/analyze/analyze.c
index 5e5598806..d9d024243 100644
--- a/src/analyze/analyze.c
+++ b/src/analyze/analyze.c
@@ -1195,18 +1195,15 @@ static void help(void) {
                "     --user               Operate on user systemd instance\n"
                "  -H --host=[USER@]HOST   Operate on remote host\n"
                "  -M --machine=CONTAINER  Operate on local container\n"
-               "     --order              When generating a dependency graph, show only order\n"
-               "     --require            When generating a dependency graph, show only requirement\n"
-               "     --from-pattern=GLOB, --to-pattern=GLOB\n"
-               "                          When generating a dependency graph, filter only origins\n"
-               "                          or destinations, respectively\n"
-               "     --fuzz=TIMESPAN      When printing the tree of the critical chain, print also\n"
-               "                          services, which finished TIMESPAN earlier, than the\n"
-               "                          latest in the branch. The unit of TIMESPAN is seconds\n"
-               "                          unless specified with a different unit, i.e. 50ms\n"
+               "     --order              Show only order in the graph\n"
+               "     --require            Show only requirement in the graph\n"
+               "     --from-pattern=GLOB  Show only origins in the graph\n"
+               "     --to-pattern=GLOB    Show only destinations in the graph\n"
+               "     --fuzz=SECONDS       Also print also services which finished SECONDS\n"
+               "                          earlier than the latest in the branch\n"
                "     --man[=BOOL]         Do [not] check for existence of man pages\n\n"
                "Commands:\n"
-               "  time                    Print time spent in the kernel before reaching userspace\n"
+               "  time                    Print time spent in the kernel\n"
                "  blame                   Print list of running units ordered by time to init\n"
                "  critical-chain          Print a tree of the time critical chain of units\n"
                "  plot                    Output SVG graphic showing service initialization\n"
diff --git a/src/firstboot/firstboot.c b/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
index 93273d903..66dda454b 100644
--- a/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
+++ b/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static void help(void) {
                "     --prompt-timezone         Prompt the user for timezone\n"
                "     --prompt-hostname         Prompt the user for hostname\n"
                "     --prompt-root-password    Prompt the user for root password\n"
-               "     --prompt                  Prompt for locale, timezone, hostname, root password\n"
+               "     --prompt                  Prompt for all of the above\n"
                "     --copy-locale             Copy locale from host\n"
                "     --copy-timezone           Copy timezone from host\n"
                "     --copy-root-password      Copy root password from host\n"
diff --git a/src/notify/notify.c b/src/notify/notify.c
index 33933e4bf..5cf7ab9bf 100644
--- a/src/notify/notify.c
+++ b/src/notify/notify.c
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ static const char *arg_readahead = NULL;
 static void help(void) {
         printf("%s [OPTIONS...] [VARIABLE=VALUE...]\n\n"
                "Notify the init system about service status updates.\n\n"
-               "  -h --help             Show this help\n"
-               "     --version          Show package version\n"
-               "     --ready            Inform the init system about service start-up completion\n"
-               "     --pid[=PID]        Set main pid of daemon\n"
-               "     --status=TEXT      Set status text\n"
-               "     --booted           Returns 0 if the system was booted up with systemd, non-zero otherwise\n"
+               "  -h --help            Show this help\n"
+               "     --version         Show package version\n"
+               "     --ready           Inform the init system about service start-up completion\n"
+               "     --pid[=PID]       Set main pid of daemon\n"
+               "     --status=TEXT     Set status text\n"
+               "     --booted          Check if the system was booted up with systemd\n"
                "     --readahead=ACTION Controls read-ahead operations\n",
                program_invocation_short_name);
 }