diff --git a/etc/defaults/periodic.conf b/etc/defaults/periodic.conf
index 295a22b19e79..7fc472876679 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/periodic.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/periodic.conf
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ daily_local="/etc/daily.local"				# Local scripts
 
 # Security options
 
-# These options are used by the security periodic(8) scripts spawned in 
+# These options are used by the security periodic(8) scripts spawned in
 # 450.status-security above.
 daily_status_security_inline="NO"			# Run inline ?
 daily_status_security_output="root"			# user or /file