diff --git a/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst b/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
index d663dd92bd..8885ea11cf 100644
--- a/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
+++ b/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ Command description:
   ``--skip-broken-bitmaps`` is also specified to copy only the
   consistent bitmaps.
 
-.. option:: create [--object OBJECTDEF] [-q] [-f FMT] [-b BACKING_FILE] [-F BACKING_FMT] [-u] [-o OPTIONS] FILENAME [SIZE]
+.. option:: create [--object OBJECTDEF] [-q] [-f FMT] [-b BACKING_FILE [-F BACKING_FMT]] [-u] [-o OPTIONS] FILENAME [SIZE]
 
   Create the new disk image *FILENAME* of size *SIZE* and format
   *FMT*. Depending on the file format, you can add one or more *OPTIONS*
diff --git a/qemu-img-cmds.hx b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
index 72bcdcfbfa..1b1dab5b17 100644
--- a/qemu-img-cmds.hx
+++ b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ SRST
 ERST
 
 DEF("create", img_create,
-    "create [--object objectdef] [-q] [-f fmt] [-b backing_file] [-F backing_fmt] [-u] [-o options] filename [size]")
+    "create [--object objectdef] [-q] [-f fmt] [-b backing_file [-F backing_fmt]] [-u] [-o options] filename [size]")
 SRST
-.. option:: create [--object OBJECTDEF] [-q] [-f FMT] [-b BACKING_FILE] [-F BACKING_FMT] [-u] [-o OPTIONS] FILENAME [SIZE]
+.. option:: create [--object OBJECTDEF] [-q] [-f FMT] [-b BACKING_FILE [-F BACKING_FMT]] [-u] [-o OPTIONS] FILENAME [SIZE]
 ERST
 
 DEF("dd", img_dd,