diff --git a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.c b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.c
index 8626518c4171..48f431d9368c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ usage() {
 #endif
 
 	fprintf(stderr, "usage: cron [-j jitter] [-J rootjitter] "
-			"[-m mailto] [-n ] [-s] [-o] [-x debugflag[,...]]\n");
+			"[-m mailto] [-n] [-s] [-o] [-x debugflag[,...]]\n");
 #if DEBUGGING
 	fprintf(stderr, "\ndebugflags: ");