diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 47e686f84..4ab59fd2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Alternatively, refer to the [developer instructions](#developer-instructions) fo
 # DESCRIPTION
 **youtube-dl** is a command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should work on your Unix box, on Windows or on macOS. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
 
-    youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]
+    youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URLS
 
 # OPTIONS
     -h, --help                           Print this help text and exit
diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 61705d1f0..7fc897238 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     kw = {
         'version': __version__,
         'formatter': fmt,
-        'usage': '%prog [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]',
+        'usage': '%prog [OPTIONS] URLS',
         'conflict_handler': 'resolve',
     }