diff --git a/cpu/nios2/epcs.c b/cpu/nios2/epcs.c
index 968b50f..483b249 100644
--- a/cpu/nios2/epcs.c
+++ b/cpu/nios2/epcs.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	"epcs write addr offset count\n"\
 	"    - write count bytes to offset from addr.\n"\
 	"epcs verify addr offset count\n"\
-	"    - verify count bytes at offset from addr.\n"
+	"    - verify count bytes at offset from addr."
 
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/cpu/nios2/sysid.c b/cpu/nios2/sysid.c
index 251204b..77bc8b5 100644
--- a/cpu/nios2/sysid.c
+++ b/cpu/nios2/sysid.c
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@
 U_BOOT_CMD(
 	sysid,	1,	1,	do_sysid,
 	"display Nios-II system id",
-	"\n    - display Nios-II system id\n"
+	""
 );
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYS_NIOS_SYSID_BASE */