diff --git a/cmd/callgraph/main.go b/cmd/callgraph/main.go
index f74c278c99..f83be0ea56 100644
--- a/cmd/callgraph/main.go
+++ b/cmd/callgraph/main.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ var stdout io.Writer = os.Stdout
 
 func doCallgraph(dir, gopath, algo, format string, tests bool, args []string) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, Usage)
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, Usage)
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/cover/cover.go b/cmd/cover/cover.go
index e09336499b..42a7e37aaa 100644
--- a/cmd/cover/cover.go
+++ b/cmd/cover/cover.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ Finally, to generate modified source code with coverage annotations
 `
 
 func usage() {
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, usageMessage)
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Flags:")
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, usageMessage)
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\nFlags:")
 	flag.PrintDefaults()
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\n  Only one of -html, -func, or -mode may be set.")
 	os.Exit(2)
diff --git a/cmd/eg/eg.go b/cmd/eg/eg.go
index 6463ac42dd..1629b801cd 100644
--- a/cmd/eg/eg.go
+++ b/cmd/eg/eg.go
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ func doMain() error {
 	args := flag.Args()
 
 	if *helpFlag {
-		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, eg.Help)
+		help := eg.Help // hide %s from vet
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, help)
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/gomvpkg/main.go b/cmd/gomvpkg/main.go
index 20f6111c41..5de1e44062 100644
--- a/cmd/gomvpkg/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gomvpkg/main.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if *helpFlag || *fromFlag == "" || *toFlag == "" {
-		fmt.Println(Usage)
+		fmt.Print(Usage)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/gorename/main.go b/cmd/gorename/main.go
index 03e9958346..e59abd7588 100644
--- a/cmd/gorename/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gorename/main.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if *helpFlag || (*offsetFlag == "" && *fromFlag == "" && *toFlag == "") {
-		fmt.Println(rename.Usage)
+		fmt.Print(rename.Usage)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/gotype/gotype.go b/cmd/gotype/gotype.go
index dbb2626c10..22fe4aa9d2 100644
--- a/cmd/gotype/gotype.go
+++ b/cmd/gotype/gotype.go
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ files to include for such packages.
 `
 
 func usage() {
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, usageString)
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, usageString)
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr)
 	flag.PrintDefaults()
 	os.Exit(2)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/guru/main.go b/cmd/guru/main.go
index 8e4af004a9..4fde4d2d2d 100644
--- a/cmd/guru/main.go
+++ b/cmd/guru/main.go
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ Example: describe syntax at offset 530 in this file (an import spec):
 `
 
 func printHelp() {
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, helpMessage)
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Flags:")
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, helpMessage)
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\nFlags:")
 	flag.PrintDefaults()
 }