diff --git a/tools/llvmc/llvmc.cpp b/tools/llvmc/llvmc.cpp
index 7875aff18d7..d6409af3e0a 100644
--- a/tools/llvmc/llvmc.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvmc/llvmc.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ cl::opt<CompilerDriver::OptimizationLevels> OptLevel(cl::ZeroOrMore,
   cl::init(CompilerDriver::OPT_FAST_COMPILE),
   cl::values(
     clEnumValN(CompilerDriver::OPT_FAST_COMPILE,"O0",
-      "An alias for the -O1 option."),
+      "An alias for the -O1 option"),
     clEnumValN(CompilerDriver::OPT_FAST_COMPILE,"O1",
-      "Optimize for compilation speed, not execution speed."),
+      "Optimize for compilation speed, not execution speed"),
     clEnumValN(CompilerDriver::OPT_SIMPLE,"O2",
       "Perform simple translation time optimizations"),
     clEnumValN(CompilerDriver::OPT_AGGRESSIVE,"O3",