diff --git a/cmds-balance.c b/cmds-balance.c
index b4f49e7a..dc8957b4 100644
--- a/cmds-balance.c
+++ b/cmds-balance.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static int cmd_balance_pause(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	int ret;
 	DIR *dirstream = NULL;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_balance_pause_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static int cmd_balance_cancel(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	int ret;
 	DIR *dirstream = NULL;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_balance_cancel_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static int cmd_balance_resume(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	int fd;
 	int ret;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_balance_resume_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
diff --git a/cmds-device.c b/cmds-device.c
index 29b547ed..b1966d7b 100644
--- a/cmds-device.c
+++ b/cmds-device.c
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ static int _cmd_device_remove(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	char	*mntpnt;
 	int i, fdmnt, ret = 0;
 	DIR	*dirstream = NULL;
+	const char * const *usagestr = cmd->usagestr;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd->usagestr);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_min(argc - optind, 2))
 		return 1;
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ static int cmd_device_ready(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	int	ret;
 	char	*path;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd->usagestr);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
@@ -636,7 +637,7 @@ static int cmd_device_usage(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 
 	unit_mode = get_unit_mode_from_arg(&argc, argv, 1);
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd->usagestr);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_min(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
diff --git a/cmds-filesystem.c b/cmds-filesystem.c
index 80d84831..4e7a3ee1 100644
--- a/cmds-filesystem.c
+++ b/cmds-filesystem.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static int cmd_filesystem_df(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 
 	unit_mode = get_unit_mode_from_arg(&argc, argv, 1);
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_filesystem_df_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static int cmd_filesystem_sync(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 {
 	enum btrfs_util_error err;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_filesystem_sync_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ static int cmd_filesystem_resize(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	DIR	*dirstream = NULL;
 	struct stat st;
 
-	clean_args_no_options_relaxed(argc, argv);
+	clean_args_no_options_relaxed(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 2))
 		return 1;
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ static const char * const cmd_filesystem_label_usage[] = {
 static int cmd_filesystem_label(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 				int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_filesystem_label_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_min(argc - optind, 1) ||
 			check_argc_max(argc - optind, 2))
diff --git a/cmds-inspect.c b/cmds-inspect.c
index 669d2684..fa99f7ea 100644
--- a/cmds-inspect.c
+++ b/cmds-inspect.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static int cmd_inspect_subvolid_resolve(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	DIR *dirstream = NULL;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_inspect_subvolid_resolve_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 2))
 		return 1;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static int cmd_inspect_rootid(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	u64 rootid;
 	DIR *dirstream = NULL;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_inspect_rootid_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
diff --git a/cmds-qgroup.c b/cmds-qgroup.c
index 5a6dbc88..e51e47a9 100644
--- a/cmds-qgroup.c
+++ b/cmds-qgroup.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ static const char * const qgroup_cmd_group_usage[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static int _cmd_qgroup_assign(int assign, int argc, char **argv,
-		const char * const *usage_str)
+static int _cmd_qgroup_assign(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int assign,
+			      int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int fd;
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ static int _cmd_qgroup_assign(int assign, int argc, char **argv,
 				rescan = false;
 				break;
 			default:
-				usage_unknown_option(usage_str, argv);
+				usage_unknown_option(cmd->usagestr, argv);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, usage_str);
+		clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 	}
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 3))
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static const char * const cmd_qgroup_assign_usage[] = {
 static int cmd_qgroup_assign(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 			     int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	return _cmd_qgroup_assign(1, argc, argv, cmd_qgroup_assign_usage);
+	return _cmd_qgroup_assign(cmd, 1, argc, argv);
 }
 static DEFINE_SIMPLE_COMMAND(qgroup_assign, "assign");
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static const char * const cmd_qgroup_remove_usage[] = {
 static int cmd_qgroup_remove(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 			     int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	return _cmd_qgroup_assign(0, argc, argv, cmd_qgroup_remove_usage);
+	return _cmd_qgroup_assign(cmd, 0, argc, argv);
 }
 static DEFINE_SIMPLE_COMMAND(qgroup_remove, "remove");
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static const char * const cmd_qgroup_create_usage[] = {
 static int cmd_qgroup_create(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 			     int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_qgroup_create_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	return _cmd_qgroup_create(1, argc, argv);
 }
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static const char * const cmd_qgroup_destroy_usage[] = {
 static int cmd_qgroup_destroy(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 			      int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_qgroup_destroy_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	return _cmd_qgroup_create(0, argc, argv);
 }
diff --git a/cmds-quota.c b/cmds-quota.c
index 2e88e1fd..c3899a23 100644
--- a/cmds-quota.c
+++ b/cmds-quota.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int cmd_quota_enable(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_quota_enable_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	ret = quota_ctl(BTRFS_QUOTA_CTL_ENABLE, argc, argv);
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int cmd_quota_disable(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_quota_disable_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	ret = quota_ctl(BTRFS_QUOTA_CTL_DISABLE, argc, argv);
 
diff --git a/cmds-rescue.c b/cmds-rescue.c
index b6682ad3..53673236 100644
--- a/cmds-rescue.c
+++ b/cmds-rescue.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static int cmd_rescue_zero_log(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	char *devname;
 	int ret;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_rescue_zero_log_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc, 2))
 		return 1;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static int cmd_rescue_fix_device_size(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	char *devname;
 	int ret;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_rescue_fix_device_size_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc, 2))
 		return 1;
diff --git a/cmds-scrub.c b/cmds-scrub.c
index 39797bd3..d9ef66dd 100644
--- a/cmds-scrub.c
+++ b/cmds-scrub.c
@@ -1095,8 +1095,7 @@ static int is_scrub_running_in_kernel(int fd,
 static const char * const cmd_scrub_start_usage[];
 static const char * const cmd_scrub_resume_usage[];
 
-static int scrub_start(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv,
-		       bool resume)
+static int scrub_start(int argc, char **argv, bool resume)
 {
 	int fdmnt;
 	int prg_fd = -1;
@@ -1586,7 +1585,7 @@ static const char * const cmd_scrub_start_usage[] = {
 
 static int cmd_scrub_start(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	return scrub_start(cmd, argc, argv, false);
+	return scrub_start(argc, argv, false);
 }
 static DEFINE_SIMPLE_COMMAND(scrub_start, "start");
 
@@ -1603,7 +1602,7 @@ static int cmd_scrub_cancel(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	int fdmnt = -1;
 	DIR *dirstream = NULL;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_scrub_cancel_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
@@ -1653,7 +1652,7 @@ static const char * const cmd_scrub_resume_usage[] = {
 
 static int cmd_scrub_resume(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	return scrub_start(cmd, argc, argv, true);
+	return scrub_start(argc, argv, true);
 }
 static DEFINE_SIMPLE_COMMAND(scrub_resume, "resume");
 
diff --git a/cmds-subvolume.c b/cmds-subvolume.c
index 9683710b..a857db88 100644
--- a/cmds-subvolume.c
+++ b/cmds-subvolume.c
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ static int cmd_subvol_get_default(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	struct btrfs_util_subvolume_info subvol;
 	char *path;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_subvol_get_default_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 1))
 		return 1;
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ static int cmd_subvol_set_default(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	char *path;
 	enum btrfs_util_error err;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_subvol_set_default_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_min(argc - optind, 1) ||
 			check_argc_max(argc - optind, 2))
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ static int cmd_subvol_find_new(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
 	DIR *dirstream = NULL;
 	enum btrfs_util_error err;
 
-	clean_args_no_options(argc, argv, cmd_subvol_find_new_usage);
+	clean_args_no_options(cmd, argc, argv);
 
 	if (check_argc_exact(argc - optind, 2))
 		return 1;
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index af7a4255..71665f9e 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int check_argc_max(int nargs, int expected)
  * Unknown short and long options are reported, optionally the @usage is printed
  * before exit.
  */
-void clean_args_no_options(int argc, char *argv[], const char * const *usagestr)
+void clean_args_no_options(const struct cmd_struct *cmd, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	static const struct option long_options[] = {
 		{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ void clean_args_no_options(int argc, char *argv[], const char * const *usagestr)
 
 		switch (c) {
 		default:
-			if (usagestr)
-				usage(usagestr);
+			if (cmd->usagestr)
+				usage(cmd->usagestr);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ void clean_args_no_options(int argc, char *argv[], const char * const *usagestr)
  * - "-- option1 option2 ..."
  * - "option1 option2 ..."
  */
-void clean_args_no_options_relaxed(int argc, char *argv[])
+void clean_args_no_options_relaxed(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
+				   int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	if (argc <= 1)
 		return;
diff --git a/help.h b/help.h
index 6920d6c3..416bc051 100644
--- a/help.h
+++ b/help.h
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ void help_command_group(const struct cmd_group *grp, int argc, char **argv);
 int check_argc_exact(int nargs, int expected);
 int check_argc_min(int nargs, int expected);
 int check_argc_max(int nargs, int expected);
-void clean_args_no_options(int argc, char *argv[], const char * const *usage);
-void clean_args_no_options_relaxed(int argc, char *argv[]);
+void clean_args_no_options(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
+			   int argc, char *argv[]);
+void clean_args_no_options_relaxed(const struct cmd_struct *cmd,
+				   int argc, char *argv[]);
 
 void fixup_argv0(char **argv, const char *token);
 void set_argv0(char **argv);