diff --git a/networking/httpd.c b/networking/httpd.c
index 55ca2ae8b..c038293e3 100644
--- a/networking/httpd.c
+++ b/networking/httpd.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 //usage:#define httpd_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "Listen for incoming HTTP requests\n"
 //usage:     "\n	-i		Inetd mode"
-//usage:     "\n	-f		Don't daemonize"
+//usage:     "\n	-f		Run in foreground"
 //usage:     "\n	-v[v]		Verbose"
 //usage:     "\n	-p [IP:]PORT	Bind to IP:PORT (default *:"STR(CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_PORT_DEFAULT)")"
 //usage:	IF_FEATURE_HTTPD_SETUID(
diff --git a/networking/ifplugd.c b/networking/ifplugd.c
index 18dcaff96..c4b6b9584 100644
--- a/networking/ifplugd.c
+++ b/networking/ifplugd.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 //usage:       "[OPTIONS]"
 //usage:#define ifplugd_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "Network interface plug detection daemon\n"
-//usage:     "\n	-n		Don't daemonize"
+//usage:     "\n	-n		Run in foreground"
 //usage:     "\n	-s		Don't log to syslog"
 //usage:     "\n	-i IFACE	Interface"
 //usage:     "\n	-f/-F		Treat link detection error as link down/link up"
diff --git a/networking/ntpd.c b/networking/ntpd.c
index 6bf6c4e07..5bd4d2d3e 100644
--- a/networking/ntpd.c
+++ b/networking/ntpd.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 //usage:#define ntpd_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "NTP client/server\n"
 //usage:     "\n	-d[d]	Verbose"
-//usage:     "\n	-n	Do not daemonize"
+//usage:     "\n	-n	Run in foreground"
 //usage:     "\n	-q	Quit after clock is set"
 //usage:     "\n	-N	Run at high priority"
 //usage:     "\n	-w	Do not set time (only query peers), implies -n"