diff --git a/src/tool_listhelp.c b/src/tool_listhelp.c
index 9fa756bced..c0b0af792f 100644
--- a/src/tool_listhelp.c
+++ b/src/tool_listhelp.c
@@ -789,19 +789,19 @@ const struct helptxt helptext[] = {
     "TLS username",
     CURLHELP_TLS | CURLHELP_AUTH },
   { "-1, --tlsv1",
-    "TLSv1.0 or higher",
+    "TLSv1.0 or greater",
     CURLHELP_TLS },
   { "    --tlsv1.0",
-    "TLSv1.0 or higher",
+    "TLSv1.0 or greater",
     CURLHELP_TLS },
   { "    --tlsv1.1",
-    "TLSv1.1 or higher",
+    "TLSv1.1 or greater",
     CURLHELP_TLS },
   { "    --tlsv1.2",
-    "TLSv1.2 or higher",
+    "TLSv1.2 or greater",
     CURLHELP_TLS },
   { "    --tlsv1.3",
-    "TLSv1.3 or higher",
+    "TLSv1.3 or greater",
     CURLHELP_TLS },
   { "    --tr-encoding",
     "Request compressed transfer encoding",