diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py
index 76d401ceaa..0f3e7ed172 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/options.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/options.py
@@ -545,9 +545,9 @@ def create_parser():
         help=(
             'Create aliases for an option string. Unless an alias starts with a dash "-", it is prefixed with "--". '
             'Arguments are parsed according to the Python string formatting mini-language. '
-            'E.g. --alias get-audio,-X "-S=aext:{0},abr -x --audio-format {0}" creates options '
+            'E.g. --alias get-audio,-X "-S aext:{0},abr -x --audio-format {0}" creates options '
             '"--get-audio" and "-X" that takes an argument (ARG0) and expands to '
-            '"-S=aext:ARG0,abr -x --audio-format ARG0". All defined aliases are listed in the --help output. '
+            '"-S aext:ARG0,abr -x --audio-format ARG0". All defined aliases are listed in the --help output. '
             'Alias options can trigger more aliases; so be careful to avoid defining recursive options. '
             f'As a safety measure, each alias may be triggered a maximum of {_YoutubeDLOptionParser.ALIAS_TRIGGER_LIMIT} times. '
             'This option can be used multiple times'))