diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go
index 9d9057d33..f37c2c7ef 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ The "diff" command shows differences from the first to the second snapshot. The
 first characters in each line display what has happened to a particular file or
 directory:
 
- +  The item was added
- -  The item was removed
- U  The metadata (access mode, timestamps, ...) for the item was updated
- M  The file's content was modified
- T  The type was changed, e.g. a file was made a symlink
+* +  The item was added
+* -  The item was removed
+* U  The metadata (access mode, timestamps, ...) for the item was updated
+* M  The file's content was modified
+* T  The type was changed, e.g. a file was made a symlink
 `,
 	DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_stats.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_stats.go
index 8718d115d..d98ec0c6e 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_stats.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_stats.go
@@ -30,17 +30,13 @@ to calculate.
 
 The modes are:
 
-  restore-size: (default) Counts the size of the restored files.
-
-  files-by-contents: Counts total size of files, where a file is
-                     considered unique if it has unique contents.
-
-  raw-data: Counts the size of blobs in the repository, regardless
-			of how many files reference them.
-
-  blobs-per-file: A combination of files-by-contents and raw-data.
-
-Refer to the online manual for more details about each mode.
+* restore-size: (default) Counts the size of the restored files.
+* files-by-contents: Counts total size of files, where a file is
+   considered unique if it has unique contents.
+* raw-data: Counts the size of blobs in the repository, regardless of
+  how many files reference them.
+* blobs-per-file: A combination of files-by-contents and raw-data.
+* Refer to the online manual for more details about each mode.
 `,
 	DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {