diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8
index 00196d9bd6..da7ee83ae8 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs.8
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 .Oo Fl s Ar source Ns Oo , Ns Ar source Oc Ns ... Oc
 .Oo Fl t Ar type Ns Oo , Ns Ar type Oc Ns ... Oc
 .Cm all | Ar property Ns Oo , Ns Ar property Oc Ns ...
-.Ar filesystem Ns | Ns Ar volume Ns | Ns Ar snapshot Ns | Ns Ar bookmark Ns ...
+.Oo Ar filesystem Ns | Ns Ar volume Ns | Ns Ar snapshot Ns | Ns Ar bookmark Oc Ns ...
 .Nm
 .Cm inherit
 .Op Fl rS
@@ -2941,7 +2941,7 @@ section.
 .Oo Fl s Ar source Ns Oo , Ns Ar source Oc Ns ... Oc
 .Oo Fl t Ar type Ns Oo , Ns Ar type Oc Ns ... Oc
 .Cm all | Ar property Ns Oo , Ns Ar property Oc Ns ...
-.Ar filesystem Ns | Ns Ar volume Ns | Ns Ar snapshot Ns | Ns Ar bookmark Ns ...
+.Oo Ar filesystem Ns | Ns Ar volume Ns | Ns Ar snapshot Ns | Ns Ar bookmark Oc Ns ...
 .Xc
 Displays properties for the given datasets.
 If no datasets are specified, then the command displays properties for all
diff --git a/man/man8/zpool.8 b/man/man8/zpool.8
index 5426159918..28565b4cd2 100644
--- a/man/man8/zpool.8
+++ b/man/man8/zpool.8
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 .Op Fl Hp
 .Op Fl o Ar field Ns Oo , Ns Ar field Oc Ns ...
 .Sy all Ns | Ns Ar property Ns Oo , Ns Ar property Oc Ns ...
-.Ar pool Ns ...
+.Oo Ar pool Oc Ns ...
 .Nm
 .Cm history
 .Op Fl il
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ This may lead to potential data corruption.
 .Op Fl Hp
 .Op Fl o Ar field Ns Oo , Ns Ar field Oc Ns ...
 .Sy all Ns | Ns Ar property Ns Oo , Ns Ar property Oc Ns ...
-.Ar pool Ns ...
+.Oo Ar pool Oc Ns ...
 .Xc
 Retrieves the given list of properties
 .Po