diff --git a/builtin/rebase--helper.c b/builtin/rebase--helper.c
index 8ad4779d16..c3b8e4d401 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase--helper.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ int cmd_rebase__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct replay_opts opts = REPLAY_OPTS_INIT;
 	int keep_empty = 0;
 	enum {
-		CONTINUE = 1, ABORT, MAKE_SCRIPT, SHORTEN_SHA1S, EXPAND_SHA1S,
+		CONTINUE = 1, ABORT, MAKE_SCRIPT, SHORTEN_OIDS, EXPAND_OIDS,
 		CHECK_TODO_LIST, SKIP_UNNECESSARY_PICKS, REARRANGE_SQUASH
 	} command = 0;
 	struct option options[] = {
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ int cmd_rebase__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "make-script", &command,
 			N_("make rebase script"), MAKE_SCRIPT),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "shorten-ids", &command,
-			N_("shorten SHA-1s in the todo list"), SHORTEN_SHA1S),
+			N_("shorten commit ids in the todo list"), SHORTEN_OIDS),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "expand-ids", &command,
-			N_("expand SHA-1s in the todo list"), EXPAND_SHA1S),
+			N_("expand commit ids in the todo list"), EXPAND_OIDS),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "check-todo-list", &command,
 			N_("check the todo list"), CHECK_TODO_LIST),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "skip-unnecessary-picks", &command,
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ int cmd_rebase__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return !!sequencer_remove_state(&opts);
 	if (command == MAKE_SCRIPT && argc > 1)
 		return !!sequencer_make_script(keep_empty, stdout, argc, argv);
-	if (command == SHORTEN_SHA1S && argc == 1)
+	if (command == SHORTEN_OIDS && argc == 1)
 		return !!transform_todos(1);
-	if (command == EXPAND_SHA1S && argc == 1)
+	if (command == EXPAND_OIDS && argc == 1)
 		return !!transform_todos(0);
 	if (command == CHECK_TODO_LIST && argc == 1)
 		return !!check_todo_list();