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diff --git a/coreutils/mkfifo.c b/coreutils/mkfifo.c
index c74402d4c..b273df046 100644
--- a/coreutils/mkfifo.c
+++ b/coreutils/mkfifo.c
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
#include <errno.h>
static const char mkfifo_usage[] = "mkfifo [OPTIONS] name\n\n"
- "Create the named fifo\n\n"
+ "Creates a named pipe (identical to 'mknod name p')\n\n"
"Options:\n"
- "\t-m\tcreate the fifo with the specified mode; default = a=rw-umask\n";
+ "\t-m\tcreate the pipe using the specified mode (default a=rw)\n";
extern int mkfifo_main(int argc, char **argv)
{