diff --git a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_max2837.c b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_max2837.c
index 6b118e38..d09a7557 100644
--- a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_max2837.c
+++ b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_max2837.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typedef int bool;
 static void usage() {
 	printf("\nUsage:\n");
 	printf("\t-h, --help: this help\n");
-	printf("\t-n, --register <n>: set register number for subsequent read/write operations\n");
+	printf("\t-n, --register <n>: set register number for read/write operations\n");
 	printf("\t-r, --read: read register specified by last -n argument, or all registers\n");
 	printf("\t-w, --write <v>: write register specified by last -n argument with value <v>\n");
 	printf("\nExamples:\n");
diff --git a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_rffc5071.c b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_rffc5071.c
index 82b3f552..11285d83 100644
--- a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_rffc5071.c
+++ b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_rffc5071.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ typedef int bool;
 static void usage() {
 	printf("\nUsage:\n");
 	printf("\t-h, --help: this help\n");
-	printf("\t-n, --register <n>: set register number for subsequent read/write operations\n");
+	printf("\t-n, --register <n>: set register number for read/write operations\n");
 	printf("\t-r, --read: read register specified by last -n argument, or all registers\n");
 	printf("\t-w, --write <v>: write register specified by last -n argument with value <v>\n");
 	printf("\nExamples:\n");
diff --git a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_si5351c.c b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_si5351c.c
index eea39c83..c4fc0cdb 100644
--- a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_si5351c.c
+++ b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_si5351c.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void usage() {
 	printf("\nUsage:\n");
 	printf("\t-h, --help: this help\n");
 	printf("\t-c, --config: print textual configuration information\n");
-	printf("\t-n, --register <n>: set register number for subsequent read/write operations\n");
+	printf("\t-n, --register <n>: set register number for read/write operations\n");
 	printf("\t-r, --read: read register specified by last -n argument, or all registers\n");
 	printf("\t-w, --write <v>: write register specified by last -n argument with value <v>\n");
 	printf("\t-s, --serial <s>: specify a particular device by serial number\n");