diff --git a/flink-dist/src/main/flink-bin/bin/taskmanager.sh b/flink-dist/src/main/flink-bin/bin/taskmanager.sh
index 3bac51f54e0769aa5cbb66f3e59907173397906f..8431408ef7941e935654f8af283af366a2bc8d5c 100755
--- a/flink-dist/src/main/flink-bin/bin/taskmanager.sh
+++ b/flink-dist/src/main/flink-bin/bin/taskmanager.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Start/stop a Flink TaskManager.
-USAGE="Usage: taskmanager.sh start|start-foreground|stop|stop-all)"
+USAGE="Usage: taskmanager.sh (start|start-foreground|stop|stop-all)"
 
 STARTSTOP=$1