diff --git a/bin/options.js b/bin/options.js
index 506c8a5..37f5b84 100644
--- a/bin/options.js
+++ b/bin/options.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ while ( args.length > 0 ) {
 
         case "-h":
         case "--help":
-            console.log( fs.readFileSync( path.join( __dirname, "usage.txt" ), "utf8" ).trim() );
+            console.log( require( "./usage" ) );
             process.exit();
             break;
 
diff --git a/bin/usage.txt b/bin/usage.js
similarity index 98%
rename from bin/usage.txt
rename to bin/usage.js
index fcb8db3..f7e7f34 100644
--- a/bin/usage.txt
+++ b/bin/usage.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+"use strict";
+
+module.exports = `
 Usage: pegjs [options] [<input_file>] [--]
 
 Options:
@@ -49,3 +52,4 @@ Options:
     --trace                        Enable tracing in generated parser
 
 -v, --version                      Print version information and exit
+`;