diff --git a/misc-utils/wipefs.8 b/misc-utils/wipefs.8
index 3217c101a..109c0a6b4 100644
--- a/misc-utils/wipefs.8
+++ b/misc-utils/wipefs.8
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ wipefs \- wipe a filesystem signature from a device
 .B wipefs
 allows to erase filesystem or raid signatures (magic strings) from the
 .I device
-to make the device invisible for libblkid.
+to make the filesystem invisible for libblkid.
 .B wipefs
 does not erase the whole filesystem or any other data from the device.
 When used without options -a or -o, it lists all visible filesystems and offsets
diff --git a/misc-utils/wipefs.c b/misc-utils/wipefs.c
index 8cacb5b0b..489105e49 100644
--- a/misc-utils/wipefs.c
+++ b/misc-utils/wipefs.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ strtoll_offset(const char *str)
 static void __attribute__((__noreturn__))
 usage(FILE *out)
 {
-	fprintf(out, _("Usage: %s [options] <filename>\n\nOptions:\n"),
+	fprintf(out, _("Usage: %s [options] <device>\n\nOptions:\n"),
 			program_invocation_short_name);
 
 	fprintf(out, _(