diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index 4fbadfba..ea8aab61 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	argv0 = argv[0];
 	if (argc < 2)
-		usage(argv[0]);
+		usage(getnvmprogname());
 	fname = argv[1];
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
 	err_if(pledge("stdio rpath wpath unveil", NULL) == -1);