diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/README b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/README
index 233d1d7aef92..00a1658b272b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/README
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/README
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     client:# usbip list --remote <host>
 	- List exported USB devices on the <host>.
 
-    client:# usbip attach --host <host> --busid 1-2
+    client:# usbip attach --remote <host> --busid 1-2
 	- Connect the remote USB device.
 
     client:# usbip port
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ exportable on the host.
 
 Attach a remote USB device:
 
-    deux:# usbip attach --host 10.0.0.3 --busid 1-1
+    deux:# usbip attach --remote 10.0.0.3 --busid 1-1
     port 0 attached
 
 Show the devices attached to this client:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/doc/usbip.8 b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/doc/usbip.8
index 6e0d74503792..ccdadc87c478 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/doc/usbip.8
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/doc/usbip.8
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ then exit.
 .PP
 
 .HP
-\fBattach\fR \-\-host=<\fIhost\fR> \-\-busid=<\fIbus_id\fR>
+\fBattach\fR \-\-remote=<\fIhost\fR> \-\-busid=<\fIbus_id\fR>
 .IP
 Attach a remote USB device.
 .PP
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ List local USB devices.
     client:# usbip list --remote=server
         - List exportable usb devices on the server.
 
-    client:# usbip attach --host=server --busid=1-2
+    client:# usbip attach --remote=server --busid=1-2
         - Connect the remote USB device.
 
     client:# usbip detach --port=0
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/src/usbip_attach.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/src/usbip_attach.c
index 2da4e44e1633..0ec16e54fb02 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/src/usbip_attach.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/src/usbip_attach.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 static const char usbip_attach_usage_string[] =
 	"usbip attach <args>\n"
-	"    -h, --host=<host>      The machine with exported USB devices\n"
+	"    -r, --remote=<host>      The machine with exported USB devices\n"
 	"    -b, --busid=<busid>    Busid of the device on <host>\n";
 
 void usbip_attach_usage(void)
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ static int attach_device(char *host, char *busid)
 int usbip_attach(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	static const struct option opts[] = {
-		{ "host", required_argument, NULL, 'h' },
-		{ "busid", required_argument, NULL, 'b' },
-		{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
+		{ "remote", required_argument, NULL, 'r' },
+		{ "busid",  required_argument, NULL, 'b' },
+		{ NULL, 0,  NULL, 0 }
 	};
 	char *host = NULL;
 	char *busid = NULL;
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ int usbip_attach(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int ret = -1;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:b:", opts, NULL);
+		opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "r:b:", opts, NULL);
 
 		if (opt == -1)
 			break;
 
 		switch (opt) {
-		case 'h':
+		case 'r':
 			host = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'b':