diff --git a/src/vmspawn/vmspawn.c b/src/vmspawn/vmspawn.c
index 5e582079c7..07ea2abd3a 100644
--- a/src/vmspawn/vmspawn.c
+++ b/src/vmspawn/vmspawn.c
@@ -112,52 +112,47 @@ static int help(void) {
 
         printf("%1$s [OPTIONS...] [ARGUMENTS...]\n\n"
                "%5$sSpawn a command or OS in a virtual machine.%6$s\n\n"
-               "  -h --help                 Show this help\n"
-               "     --version              Print version string\n"
-               "  -q --quiet                Do not show status information\n"
-               "     --no-pager             Do not pipe output into a pager\n"
+               "  -h --help                Show this help\n"
+               "     --version             Print version string\n"
+               "  -q --quiet               Do not show status information\n"
+               "     --no-pager            Do not pipe output into a pager\n"
                "\n%3$sImage:%4$s\n"
-               "  -D --directory=PATH       Root directory for the container\n"
-               "  -i --image=PATH           Root file system disk image (or device node) for\n"
-               "                            the virtual machine\n"
+               "  -D --directory=PATH      Root directory for the VM\n"
+               "  -i --image=FILE|DEVICE   Root file system disk image or device for the VM\n"
                "\n%3$sHost Configuration:%4$s\n"
-               "     --qemu-smp=SMP         Configure guest's SMP settings\n"
-               "     --qemu-mem=MEM         Configure guest's RAM size\n"
-               "     --qemu-kvm=BOOL        Configure whether to use KVM or not\n"
-               "     --qemu-vsock=BOOL      Configure whether to use qemu with a vsock or not\n"
-               "     --vsock-cid=           Specify the CID to use for the qemu guest's vsock\n"
-               "     --tpm=BOOL             Configure whether to use a virtual TPM or not\n"
-               "     --linux=PATH           Specify the linux kernel for direct kernel boot\n"
-               "     --initrd=PATH          Specify the initrd for direct kernel boot\n"
-               "     --qemu-gui             Start QEMU in graphical mode\n"
-               "  -n --network-tap          Create a TAP device for networking with QEMU.\n"
-               "     --network-user-mode    Use user mode networking with QEMU.\n"
-               "     --secure-boot=BOOL     Configure whether to search for firmware which\n"
-               "                            supports Secure Boot\n"
-               "     --firmware=PATH|list   Select firmware definition file (or list available)\n"
+               "     --qemu-smp=SMP        Configure guest's SMP settings\n"
+               "     --qemu-mem=MEM        Configure guest's RAM size\n"
+               "     --qemu-kvm=BOOL       Enable use of KVM\n"
+               "     --qemu-vsock=BOOL     Override autodetection of VSock support in QEMU\n"
+               "     --vsock-cid=CID       Specify the CID to use for the qemu guest's VSock\n"
+               "     --tpm=BOOL            Enable use of a virtual TPM\n"
+               "     --linux=PATH          Specify the linux kernel for direct kernel boot\n"
+               "     --initrd=PATH         Specify the initrd for direct kernel boot\n"
+               "     --qemu-gui            Start QEMU in graphical mode\n"
+               "  -n --network-tap         Create a TAP device for networking with QEMU\n"
+               "     --network-user-mode   Use user mode networking with QEMU\n"
+               "     --secure-boot=BOOL    Enable searching for firmware supporting SecureBoot\n"
+               "     --firmware=PATH|list  Select firmware definition file (or list available)\n"
                "\n%3$sSystem Identity:%4$s\n"
-               "  -M --machine=NAME         Set the machine name for the virtual machine\n"
+               "  -M --machine=NAME        Set the machine name for the VM\n"
                "\n%3$sUser Namespacing:%4$s\n"
                "     --private-users=UIDBASE[:NUIDS]\n"
-               "                            Configure the UID/GID range to map into the\n"
-               "                            virtiofsd namespace\n"
+               "                           Configure the UID/GID range to map into the\n"
+               "                           virtiofsd namespace\n"
                "\n%3$sMounts:%4$s\n"
                "     --bind=SOURCE[:TARGET]\n"
-               "                            Mount a file or directory from the host into\n"
-               "                            the VM.\n"
+               "                           Mount a file or directory from the host into the VM\n"
                "     --bind-ro=SOURCE[:TARGET]\n"
-               "                            Similar, but creates a read-only mount\n"
+               "                           Mount a file or directory, but read-only\n"
                "\n%3$sIntegration:%4$s\n"
                "     --forward-journal=FILE|DIR\n"
-               "                            Forward the virtual machine's journal entries to\n"
-               "                            the host.\n"
+               "                           Forward the VM's journal to the host\n"
                "\n%3$sCredentials:%4$s\n"
                "     --set-credential=ID:VALUE\n"
-               "                            Pass a credential with literal value to the\n"
-               "                            virtual machine\n"
+               "                           Pass a credential with literal value to the VM\n"
                "     --load-credential=ID:PATH\n"
-               "                            Load credential to pass to the virtual machine from\n"
-               "                            file or AF_UNIX stream socket.\n"
+               "                           Load credential for the VM from file or AF_UNIX\n"
+               "                           stream socket.\n"
                "\nSee the %2$s for details.\n",
                program_invocation_short_name,
                link,