diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index e5b9a777..7cfcb0ef 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -54,27 +54,28 @@ version_and_features(void)
 static void
 print_usage(const char *prog_name)
 {
+    static const char options[] =
+        "\nOptions:\n"
+        "  -t,--term=TERM                           value to set the environment variable TERM to (" FOOT_DEFAULT_TERM ")\n"
+        "  -T,--title=TITLE                         initial window title (foot)\n"
+        "  -a,--app-id=ID                           window application ID (foot)\n"
+        "  -w,--window-size-pixels=WIDTHxHEIGHT     initial width and height, in pixels\n"
+        "  -W,--window-size-chars=WIDTHxHEIGHT      initial width and height, in characters\n"
+        "  -m,--maximized                           start in maximized mode\n"
+        "  -F,--fullscreen                          start in fullscreen mode\n"
+        "  -L,--login-shell                         start shell as a login shell\n"
+        "  -D,--working-directory=DIR               directory to start in (CWD)\n"
+        "  -s,--server-socket=PATH                  path to the server UNIX domain socket (default=$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/foot-$WAYLAND_DISPLAY.sock)\n"
+        "  -H,--hold                                remain open after child process exits\n"
+        "  -N,--no-wait                             detach the client process from the running terminal, exiting immediately\n"
+        "  -o,--override=[section.]key=value        override configuration option\n"
+        "  -d,--log-level={info|warning|error|none} log level (info)\n"
+        "  -l,--log-colorize=[{never|always|auto}]  enable/disable colorization of log output on stderr\n"
+        "  -v,--version                             show the version number and quit\n";
+
     printf("Usage: %s [OPTIONS...]\n", prog_name);
     printf("Usage: %s [OPTIONS...] command [ARGS...]\n", prog_name);
-    printf("\n");
-    printf("Options:\n");
-    printf("  -t,--term=TERM                           value to set the environment variable TERM to (%s)\n"
-           "  -T,--title=TITLE                         initial window title (foot)\n"
-           "  -a,--app-id=ID                           window application ID (foot)\n"
-           "  -w,--window-size-pixels=WIDTHxHEIGHT     initial width and height, in pixels\n"
-           "  -W,--window-size-chars=WIDTHxHEIGHT      initial width and height, in characters\n"
-           "  -m,--maximized                           start in maximized mode\n"
-           "  -F,--fullscreen                          start in fullscreen mode\n"
-           "  -L,--login-shell                         start shell as a login shell\n"
-           "  -D,--working-directory=DIR               directory to start in (CWD)\n"
-           "  -s,--server-socket=PATH                  path to the server UNIX domain socket (default=$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/foot-$WAYLAND_DISPLAY.sock)\n"
-           "  -H,--hold                                remain open after child process exits\n"
-           "  -N,--no-wait                             detach the client process from the running terminal, exiting immediately\n"
-           "  -o,--override=[section.]key=value        override configuration option\n"
-           "  -d,--log-level={info|warning|error|none} log level (info)\n"
-           "  -l,--log-colorize=[{never|always|auto}]  enable/disable colorization of log output on stderr\n"
-           "  -v,--version                             show the version number and quit\n",
-        FOOT_DEFAULT_TERM);
+    puts(options);
 }
 
 static bool NOINLINE
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 4f7b027d..7d4cbbcf 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -56,16 +56,13 @@ version_and_features(void)
 static void
 print_usage(const char *prog_name)
 {
-    printf(
-        "Usage: %s [OPTIONS...]\n"
-        "Usage: %s [OPTIONS...] command [ARGS...]\n"
-        "\n"
-        "Options:\n"
+    static const char options[] =
+        "\nOptions:\n"
         "  -c,--config=PATH                         load configuration from PATH ($XDG_CONFIG_HOME/foot/foot.ini)\n"
         "  -C,--check-config                        verify configuration, exit with 0 if ok, otherwise exit with 1\n"
         "  -o,--override=[section.]key=value        override configuration option\n"
         "  -f,--font=FONT                           comma separated list of fonts in fontconfig format (monospace)\n"
-        "  -t,--term=TERM                           value to set the environment variable TERM to (%s)\n"
+        "  -t,--term=TERM                           value to set the environment variable TERM to (" FOOT_DEFAULT_TERM ")\n"
         "  -T,--title=TITLE                         initial window title (foot)\n"
         "  -a,--app-id=ID                           window application ID (foot)\n"
         "  -m,--maximized                           start in maximized mode\n"
@@ -81,8 +78,11 @@ print_usage(const char *prog_name)
         "  -d,--log-level={info|warning|error|none} log level (info)\n"
         "  -l,--log-colorize=[{never|always|auto}]  enable/disable colorization of log output on stderr\n"
         "  -s,--log-no-syslog                       disable syslog logging (only applicable in server mode)\n"
-        "  -v,--version                             show the version number and quit\n",
-        prog_name, prog_name, FOOT_DEFAULT_TERM);
+        "  -v,--version                             show the version number and quit\n";
+
+    printf("Usage: %s [OPTIONS...]\n", prog_name);
+    printf("Usage: %s [OPTIONS...] command [ARGS...]\n", prog_name);
+    puts(options);
 }
 
 bool