diff --git a/src/emqttd_cli.erl b/src/emqttd_cli.erl
index c73624493..ece99309d 100644
--- a/src/emqttd_cli.erl
+++ b/src/emqttd_cli.erl
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ listeners(["stop", Proto, ListenOn]) ->
 
 listeners(_) ->
     ?USAGE([{"listeners",                        "List listeners"},
-            {"listeners restart <Proto> <Port>", "Restart a listener port"},
-            {"listeners stop    <Proto> <Port>", "Stop a listener port"}]).
+            {"listeners restart <Proto> <Port>", "Restart a listener"},
+            {"listeners stop    <Proto> <Port>", "Stop a listener"}]).
 
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