diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ec01bd62745a8ad36caf2a022239ccfbff50cfdf..ae7171504b32cea2f1a0d9956972bdce6f2c4290 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ CVS code -
 	  Schulenberg)
 	- Remove redundant key checks. (DLR)
 - nano.c:
+  usage()
+	- Fix inaccuracies in the usage example. (DLR)
   renumber()
 	- Remove invalid assert. (DLR, found by Filipe Moreira)
 - nano.h:
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 02c4c2bf365541e536a292e6bf16457e761465f0..c2e60dda83170f939716e4027eef83d204e9d48e 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -721,15 +721,14 @@ void print1opt_full(const char *shortflag
 /* Explain how to properly use nano and its command line options. */
 void usage(void)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
+    printf(_("Usage: nano [OPTIONS] [[+LINE[,COLUMN]] FILE]...\n\n"));
     printf(
-	_("Usage: nano [+LINE,COLUMN] [GNU long option] [option] [file]\n\n"));
-    printf(_("Option\t\tLong option\t\tMeaning\n"));
+#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
+	_("Option\t\tGNU long option\t\tMeaning\n")
 #else
-    printf(_("Usage: nano [+LINE,COLUMN] [option] [file]\n\n"));
-    printf(_("Option\t\tMeaning\n"));
+	_("Option\t\tMeaning\n")
 #endif
-
+	);
     print1opt("-h, -?", "--help", N_("Show this message"));
     print1opt(_("+LINE,COLUMN"), "",
 	N_("Start at line LINE, column COLUMN"));