diff --git a/miscutils/makedevs.c b/miscutils/makedevs.c
index c8206e0..5072095 100644
--- a/miscutils/makedevs.c
+++ b/miscutils/makedevs.c
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 static const char makedevs_usage[] =
-	"makedevs NAME TYPE MAJOR MINOR FIRST LAST [s]\n\n"
-	"Creates a range of block or character special files\n\n"
+	"makedevs NAME TYPE MAJOR MINOR FIRST LAST [s]\n"
+#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+	"\nCreates a range of block or character special files\n\n"
 	"TYPEs include:\n"
 	"\tb:\tMake a block (buffered) device.\n"
 	"\tc or u:\tMake a character (un-buffered) device.\n"
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@
 	"If 's' is the last argument, the base device is created as well.\n\n"
 	"For example:\n"
 	"\tmakedevs /dev/ttyS c 4 66 2 63   ->  ttyS2-ttyS63\n"
-	"\tmakedevs /dev/hda b 3 0 0 8 s    ->  hda,hda1-hda8\n";
+	"\tmakedevs /dev/hda b 3 0 0 8 s    ->  hda,hda1-hda8\n"
+#endif
+	;
 
 int makedevs_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {