diff --git a/src/commands/from_ssv.rs b/src/commands/from_ssv.rs
index 59ba2f2f8f..ede06da2da 100644
--- a/src/commands/from_ssv.rs
+++ b/src/commands/from_ssv.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromSSV {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Parse text as .ssv and create a table."
+        "Parse text as whitespace-separated values and create a table."
     }
 
     fn run(