diff --git a/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs b/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs
index 3d08275c5..bbd178498 100644
--- a/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs
+++ b/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn execute(
     let decode = matches.opt_present("decode");
 
     if matches.free.len() > 1 {
-        disp_err!("extra operand ‘{}’", matches.free[0]);
+        show_usage_error!("extra operand ‘{}’", matches.free[0]);
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/base64/src/base_common.rs b/src/uu/base64/src/base_common.rs
index 3d08275c5..bbd178498 100644
--- a/src/uu/base64/src/base_common.rs
+++ b/src/uu/base64/src/base_common.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn execute(
     let decode = matches.opt_present("decode");
 
     if matches.free.len() > 1 {
-        disp_err!("extra operand ‘{}’", matches.free[0]);
+        show_usage_error!("extra operand ‘{}’", matches.free[0]);
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/chgrp/src/chgrp.rs b/src/uu/chgrp/src/chgrp.rs
index 3435e66bf..f781c77a4 100644
--- a/src/uu/chgrp/src/chgrp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chgrp/src/chgrp.rs
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
     };
 
     if matches.free.is_empty() {
-        disp_err!("missing operand");
+        show_usage_error!("missing operand");
         return 1;
     } else if matches.free.len() < 2 && !matches.opt_present("reference") {
-        disp_err!("missing operand after ‘{}’", matches.free[0]);
+        show_usage_error!("missing operand after ‘{}’", matches.free[0]);
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/chown/src/chown.rs b/src/uu/chown/src/chown.rs
index 920adaeb6..777950de0 100644
--- a/src/uu/chown/src/chown.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chown/src/chown.rs
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
     };
 
     if matches.free.is_empty() {
-        disp_err!("missing operand");
+        show_usage_error!("missing operand");
         return 1;
     } else if matches.free.len() < 2 && !matches.opt_present("reference") {
-        disp_err!("missing operand after ‘{}’", matches.free[0]);
+        show_usage_error!("missing operand after ‘{}’", matches.free[0]);
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/dircolors/src/dircolors.rs b/src/uu/dircolors/src/dircolors.rs
index 500815d60..173c15d75 100644
--- a/src/uu/dircolors/src/dircolors.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dircolors/src/dircolors.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
         || matches.opt_present("bourne-shell"))
         && matches.opt_present("print-database")
     {
-        disp_err!(
+        show_usage_error!(
             "the options to output dircolors' internal database and\nto select a shell \
              syntax are mutually exclusive"
         );
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
 
     if matches.opt_present("print-database") {
         if !matches.free.is_empty() {
-            disp_err!(
+            show_usage_error!(
                 "extra operand ‘{}’\nfile operands cannot be combined with \
                  --print-database (-p)",
                 matches.free[0]
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
         result = parse(INTERNAL_DB.lines(), out_format, "")
     } else {
         if matches.free.len() > 1 {
-            disp_err!("extra operand ‘{}’", matches.free[1]);
+            show_usage_error!("extra operand ‘{}’", matches.free[1]);
             return 1;
         }
         match File::open(matches.free[0].as_str()) {
diff --git a/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs b/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
index c2a27feb3..a24e2700d 100644
--- a/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ for details about the options it supports.",
 
     let mut ret = 0i32;
     match matches.free.len() {
-        0 => disp_err!("missing operand"),
-        1 => disp_err!("missing operand after ‘{}’", matches.free[0]),
+        0 => show_usage_error!("missing operand"),
+        1 => show_usage_error!("missing operand after ‘{}’", matches.free[0]),
         _ => {
             let args = &matches.free;
             let c_str = CString::new(args[0].as_str()).expect("Failed to convert to CString");
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ for details about the options it supports.",
                     eprintln!("Try '{} --help' for more information.", NAME);
                     return 1;
                 } else if args.len() > 4 {
-                    disp_err!("extra operand ‘{}’", args[4]);
+                    show_usage_error!("extra operand ‘{}’", args[4]);
                     return 1;
                 } else if !"bcu".contains(ch) {
-                    disp_err!("invalid device type ‘{}’", args[1]);
+                    show_usage_error!("invalid device type ‘{}’", args[1]);
                     return 1;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/od/src/od.rs b/src/uu/od/src/od.rs
index e007010a8..e2fb7c290 100644
--- a/src/uu/od/src/od.rs
+++ b/src/uu/od/src/od.rs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
     let matches = match opts.parse(&args[1..]) {
         Ok(m) => m,
         Err(f) => {
-            disp_err!("{}", f);
+            show_usage_error!("{}", f);
             return 1;
         }
     };
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
 
     let od_options = match OdOptions::new(matches, args) {
         Err(s) => {
-            disp_err!("{}", s);
+            show_usage_error!("{}", s);
             return 1;
         }
         Ok(o) => o,
diff --git a/src/uu/pinky/src/pinky.rs b/src/uu/pinky/src/pinky.rs
index ce509dbe1..a9b442601 100644
--- a/src/uu/pinky/src/pinky.rs
+++ b/src/uu/pinky/src/pinky.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ The utmp file will be {}",
     }
 
     if !do_short_format && matches.free.is_empty() {
-        disp_err!("no username specified; at least one must be specified when using -l");
+        show_usage_error!("no username specified; at least one must be specified when using -l");
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ The utmp file will be {}",
 
     if do_short_format {
         if let Err(e) = pk.short_pinky() {
-            disp_err!("{}", e);
+            show_usage_error!("{}", e);
             1
         } else {
             0
diff --git a/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs b/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs
index 7608bf6f1..a23d5201f 100644
--- a/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs
+++ b/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
     let matches = match opts.parse(&args[1..]) {
         Ok(m) => m,
         Err(f) => {
-            disp_err!("{}", f);
+            show_usage_error!("{}", f);
             return 1;
         }
     };
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
     }
 
     if matches.free.is_empty() {
-        disp_err!("missing operand");
+        show_usage_error!("missing operand");
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/who/src/who.rs b/src/uu/who/src/who.rs
index e0bd68101..9587a9d3e 100644
--- a/src/uu/who/src/who.rs
+++ b/src/uu/who/src/who.rs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
         }
 
         if matches.free.len() > 2 {
-            disp_err!("{}", msg_wrong_number_of_arguments!());
+            show_usage_error!("{}", msg_wrong_number_of_arguments!());
             exit!(1);
         }
     }