diff --git a/cmd/podman/root.go b/cmd/podman/root.go
index e48b497d77..443469b9e3 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/root.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/root.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Options:
 
 var (
 	rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:                   filepath.Base(os.Args[0]) + " [options]",
+		Use:                   strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(os.Args[0]), ".exe") + " [options]",
 		Long:                  "Manage pods, containers and images",
 		SilenceUsage:          true,
 		SilenceErrors:         true,