diff --git a/cmd-pipe-pane.c b/cmd-pipe-pane.c
index d9d9f436..0a518e1b 100644
--- a/cmd-pipe-pane.c
+++ b/cmd-pipe-pane.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_pipe_pane_entry = {
 	.alias = "pipep",
 
 	.args = { "IOot:", 0, 1 },
-	.usage = "[-IOo] " CMD_TARGET_PANE_USAGE " [command]",
+	.usage = "[-IOo] " CMD_TARGET_PANE_USAGE " [shell-command]",
 
 	.target = { 't', CMD_FIND_PANE, 0 },