diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index 86ea70c9d8..2988419267 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -3850,7 +3850,7 @@ static const OptionDef options[] = {
     { "loop_input", OPT_BOOL | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)&loop_input}, "loop (current only works with images)" },
     { "loop_output", HAS_ARG | OPT_INT | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)&loop_output}, "number of times to loop output in formats that support looping (0 loops forever)", "" },
     { "v", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2, {(void*)opt_verbose}, "set ffmpeg verbosity level", "number" },
-    { "loglevel", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2, {(void*)opt_loglevel}, "set libav* logging level", "logging level number or string" },
+    { "loglevel", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2, {(void*)opt_loglevel}, "set libav* logging level", "loglevel" },
     { "target", HAS_ARG, {(void*)opt_target}, "specify target file type (\"vcd\", \"svcd\", \"dvd\", \"dv\", \"dv50\", \"pal-vcd\", \"ntsc-svcd\", ...)", "type" },
     { "threads", OPT_FUNC2 | HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)opt_thread_count}, "thread count", "count" },
     { "vsync", HAS_ARG | OPT_INT | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)&video_sync_method}, "video sync method", "" },
diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index c47c4c2b9f..bf558e4dc5 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -2487,7 +2487,7 @@ static const OptionDef options[] = {
     { "sync", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2 | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)opt_sync}, "set audio-video sync. type (type=audio/video/ext)", "type" },
     { "threads", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2 | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)opt_thread_count}, "thread count", "count" },
     { "default", OPT_FUNC2 | HAS_ARG | OPT_AUDIO | OPT_VIDEO | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)opt_default}, "generic catch all option", "" },
-    { "loglevel", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2, {(void*)opt_loglevel}, "set libav* logging level", "logging level number or string" },
+    { "loglevel", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2, {(void*)opt_loglevel}, "set libav* logging level", "loglevel" },
     { NULL, },
 };
 
diff --git a/ffserver.c b/ffserver.c
index 3471c60355..da45cfa443 100644
--- a/ffserver.c
+++ b/ffserver.c
@@ -4476,7 +4476,7 @@ static const OptionDef options[] = {
     { "version", OPT_EXIT, {(void*)show_version}, "show version" },
     { "L", OPT_EXIT, {(void*)show_license}, "show license" },
     { "formats", OPT_EXIT, {(void*)show_formats}, "show available formats, codecs, protocols, ..." },
-    { "loglevel", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2, {(void*)opt_loglevel}, "set libav* logging level", "logging level number or string" },
+    { "loglevel", HAS_ARG | OPT_FUNC2, {(void*)opt_loglevel}, "set libav* logging level", "loglevel" },
     { "n", OPT_BOOL, {(void *)&no_launch }, "enable no-launch mode" },
     { "d", 0, {(void*)opt_debug}, "enable debug mode" },
     { "f", HAS_ARG | OPT_STRING, {(void*)&config_filename }, "use configfile instead of /etc/ffserver.conf", "configfile" },