diff --git a/lib/usage.js b/lib/usage.js
index a85f97c4c..fb41a3173 100644
--- a/lib/usage.js
+++ b/lib/usage.js
@@ -295,9 +295,11 @@ module.exports = function usage (yargs, y18n) {
         if (~options.number.indexOf(key)) type = `[${__('number')}]`
 
         const extra = [
-          (key in deprecatedOptions)
-            ? `[${__('deprecated')}${typeof deprecatedOptions[key] === 'string'
-              ? `: ${deprecatedOptions[key]}` : ''}]` : null,
+          (key in deprecatedOptions) ? (
+            typeof deprecatedOptions[key] === 'string'
+              ? `[${__('deprecated: %s', deprecatedOptions[key])}]`
+              : `[${__('deprecated')}]`
+          ) : null,
           type,
           (key in demandedOptions) ? `[${__('required')}]` : null,
           options.choices && options.choices[key] ? `[${__('choices:')} ${
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index a03c1388b..c2d506bb4 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -44,5 +44,7 @@
   "Did you mean %s?": "Did you mean %s?",
   "Arguments %s and %s are mutually exclusive" : "Arguments %s and %s are mutually exclusive",
   "Positionals:": "Positionals:",
-  "command": "command"
+  "command": "command",
+  "deprecated": "deprecated",
+  "deprecated: %s": "deprecated: %s"
 }