diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index fa0ffc7315..794762fa2d 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -3693,20 +3693,18 @@ displays the names of the transports supported by this
 version of OpenOCD.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Command} {transport select} @option{transport_name}
+@deffn {Command} {transport select} [transport_name]
 Select which of the supported transports to use in this OpenOCD session.
 
 When invoked with @option{transport_name}, attempts to select the named
-transport.  The transport must be supported by the debug adapter
+transport. The transport must be supported by the debug adapter
 hardware and by the version of OpenOCD you are using (including the
 adapter's driver).
-
-If no transport has been selected and no @option{transport_name} is
-provided, @command{transport select} auto-selects the first transport
-supported by the debug adapter.
-
-@command{transport select} always returns the name of the session's selected
-transport, if any.
+When invoked with no transport name:
+@itemize @minus
+@item if no transport has been selected yet, it auto-selects the first transport supported by the debug adapter
+@item it returns the name of the session's selected transport
+@end itemize
 @end deffn
 
 @subsection JTAG Transport
diff --git a/src/transport/transport.c b/src/transport/transport.c
index 81d3d583bc..bf306e7314 100644
--- a/src/transport/transport.c
+++ b/src/transport/transport.c
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_transport_select)
 	if (session) {
 		if (!strcmp(session->name, CMD_ARGV[0])) {
 			LOG_WARNING("Transport \"%s\" was already selected", session->name);
-			command_print(CMD, "%s", session->name);
 			return ERROR_OK;
 		}
 		command_print(CMD, "Can't change session's transport after the initial selection was made");
@@ -301,7 +300,6 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_transport_select)
 			int retval = transport_select(CMD_CTX, CMD_ARGV[0]);
 			if (retval != ERROR_OK)
 				return retval;
-			command_print(CMD, "%s", session->name);
 			return ERROR_OK;
 		}
 	}