diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index 61c5c8ee3..dbee32eb2 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -4042,9 +4042,10 @@
      "\n	-i		Run as inetd subservice" \
 	)
 
+/* "test --help" does not print help (POSIX compat), only "[ --help" does.
+ * We display "<applet> EXPRESSION ]" here (not "<applet> EXPRESSION") */
 #define test_trivial_usage \
-       "EXPRESSION\n" \
-       "  or   [ EXPRESSION ]"
+       "EXPRESSION ]"
 #define test_full_usage "\n\n" \
        "Check file types and compares values returning an exit code\n" \
        "determined by the value of EXPRESSION"