diff --git a/miscutils/update.c b/miscutils/update.c
index 18b13e8..14f1d3c 100644
--- a/miscutils/update.c
+++ b/miscutils/update.c
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@
 #endif							/* __GLIBC__ */
 
 static char update_usage[] =
-	"update [options]\n\n"
-	"Periodically flushes filesystem buffers.\n\n"
+	"update [options]\n"
+#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+	"\nPeriodically flushes filesystem buffers.\n\n"
 	"Options:\n"
 	"\t-S\tforce use of sync(2) instead of flushing\n"
 	"\t-s SECS\tcall sync this often (default 30)\n"
-	"\t-f SECS\tflush some buffers this often (default 5)\n";
+	"\t-f SECS\tflush some buffers this often (default 5)\n"
+#endif
+	;
 
 static unsigned int sync_duration = 30;
 static unsigned int flush_duration = 5;