diff --git a/src/bin/main.c b/src/bin/main.c
index 238d1f56..d88f9c0f 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.c
+++ b/src/bin/main.c
@@ -496,11 +496,11 @@ static Ecore_Getopt options = {
       ECORE_GETOPT_STORE_TRUE('I', "iconic",
                               gettext_noop("Start iconified")),
       ECORE_GETOPT_STORE_TRUE('B', "borderless",
-                              gettext_noop("Become a borderless managed window")),
+                              gettext_noop("Start borderless")),
       ECORE_GETOPT_STORE_TRUE('O', "override",
-                              gettext_noop("Become an override-redirect window")),
+                              gettext_noop("Start as a override-redirect window")),
       ECORE_GETOPT_STORE_TRUE('M', "maximized",
-                              gettext_noop("Become maximized from the start")),
+                              gettext_noop("Start maximized")),
       ECORE_GETOPT_STORE_TRUE('W', "nowm",
                               gettext_noop("Terminology is run without a window manager")),
       ECORE_GETOPT_STORE_TRUE('H', "hold",