diff --git a/examples/nvme/abort/abort.c b/examples/nvme/abort/abort.c
index 9500ed362..70ae76b91 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/abort/abort.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/abort/abort.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ usage(char *program_name)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printf("\t[-G enable debug logging]\n");
 #else
-	printf("\t[-G enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)\n");
+	printf("\t[-G enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)]\n");
 #endif
 	printf("\t[-l log level]\n");
 	printf("\t Available log levels:\n");
diff --git a/examples/nvme/arbitration/arbitration.c b/examples/nvme/arbitration/arbitration.c
index 36ba46602..3c63bd3f3 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/arbitration/arbitration.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/arbitration/arbitration.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ usage(char *program_name)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging]\n");
 #else
-	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)\n");
+	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)]\n");
 #endif
 	spdk_log_usage(stdout, "\t\t-L");
 	printf("\t[-l enable latency tracking, default: disabled]\n");
diff --git a/examples/nvme/hello_world/hello_world.c b/examples/nvme/hello_world/hello_world.c
index 1b458c990..7e544ee58 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/hello_world/hello_world.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/hello_world/hello_world.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ usage(const char *program_name)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging]\n");
 #else
-	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)\n");
+	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)]\n");
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/nvme/reconnect/reconnect.c b/examples/nvme/reconnect/reconnect.c
index 9f971d858..77327fe7e 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/reconnect/reconnect.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/reconnect/reconnect.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ usage(char *program_name)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printf("\t[-G enable debug logging]\n");
 #else
-	printf("\t[-G enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)\n");
+	printf("\t[-G enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)]\n");
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/test/nvme/connect_stress/connect_stress.c b/test/nvme/connect_stress/connect_stress.c
index d65d3f5dd..b810cc4cf 100644
--- a/test/nvme/connect_stress/connect_stress.c
+++ b/test/nvme/connect_stress/connect_stress.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ usage(char *program_name)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printf("\t[-G, --enable-debug enable debug logging]\n");
 #else
-	printf("\t[-G, --enable-debug enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)\n");
+	printf("\t[-G, --enable-debug enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)]\n");
 	printf("\t[--iova-mode <mode> specify DPDK IOVA mode: va|pa]\n");
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/test/nvme/fused_ordering/fused_ordering.c b/test/nvme/fused_ordering/fused_ordering.c
index b4de0f994..e0a057c2e 100644
--- a/test/nvme/fused_ordering/fused_ordering.c
+++ b/test/nvme/fused_ordering/fused_ordering.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ usage(const char *program_name)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging]\n");
 #else
-	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)\n");
+	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)]\n");
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/test/nvme/overhead/overhead.c b/test/nvme/overhead/overhead.c
index a86b4e46c..a2d9cbe2e 100644
--- a/test/nvme/overhead/overhead.c
+++ b/test/nvme/overhead/overhead.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ usage(char *program_name)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging]\n");
 #else
-	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)\n");
+	printf("\t[-L enable debug logging (flag disabled, must reconfigure with --enable-debug)]\n");
 #endif
 	spdk_log_usage(stdout, "\t\t-L");
 }