diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_deps.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_deps.sh
index 00e60d6eb16b..708cb5429633 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_deps.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_deps.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ echo "  main Makefile when optional -p is specified."
 echo "- Prints pass/fail dependency check for each tests/sub-test."
 echo "- Prints pass/fail targets and libraries."
 echo "- Default: runs dependency checks on all tests."
-echo "- Optional test name can be specified to check dependencies for it."
+echo "- Optional: test name can be specified to check dependencies for it."
 exit 1
 
 }