diff --git a/src/build/app/mod.rs b/src/build/app/mod.rs
index 32dc75a37a72..22136f7a4c46 100644
--- a/src/build/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/build/app/mod.rs
@@ -896,8 +896,8 @@ impl<'help> App<'help> {
     ///     .about("Does really amazing things for great people")
     /// # ;
     /// ```
-    pub fn about<S: Into<&'help str>>(mut self, about: S) -> Self {
-        self.about = Some(about.into());
+    pub fn about<O: Into<Option<&'help str>>>(mut self, about: O) -> Self {
+        self.about = about.into();
         self
     }
 
@@ -920,8 +920,8 @@ impl<'help> App<'help> {
     /// # ;
     /// ```
     /// [`App::about`]: App::about()
-    pub fn long_about<S: Into<&'help str>>(mut self, about: S) -> Self {
-        self.long_about = Some(about.into());
+    pub fn long_about<O: Into<Option<&'help str>>>(mut self, long_about: O) -> Self {
+        self.long_about = long_about.into();
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/src/build/arg/mod.rs b/src/build/arg/mod.rs
index 539ec685b048..ff9d05ed7aed 100644
--- a/src/build/arg/mod.rs
+++ b/src/build/arg/mod.rs
@@ -2712,8 +2712,8 @@ impl<'help> Arg<'help> {
     /// ```
     /// [`Arg::long_help`]: Arg::long_help()
     #[inline]
-    pub fn help(mut self, h: &'help str) -> Self {
-        self.help = Some(h);
+    pub fn help(mut self, h: impl Into<Option<&'help str>>) -> Self {
+        self.help = h.into();
         self
     }
 
@@ -2773,8 +2773,8 @@ impl<'help> Arg<'help> {
     /// ```
     /// [`Arg::help`]: Arg::help()
     #[inline]
-    pub fn long_help(mut self, h: &'help str) -> Self {
-        self.long_help = Some(h);
+    pub fn long_help(mut self, h: impl Into<Option<&'help str>>) -> Self {
+        self.long_help = h.into();
         self
     }