diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/btx/btxldr/btxldr.S b/sys/boot/i386/btx/btxldr/btxldr.S
index 848b930b7907..c3e544e3a6fb 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/btx/btxldr/btxldr.S
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/btx/btxldr/btxldr.S
@@ -382,12 +382,12 @@ e_fmt:		.asciz "Error: Client format not supported\n"
 #ifdef BTXLDR_VERBOSE
 m_mem:		.asciz "Starting in protected mode (base mem=\0)\n"
 m_esp:		.asciz "Arguments passed (esp=\0):\n"
-m_args: 	.asciz"<howto="
-		.asciz" bootdev="
-		.asciz" junk="
-		.asciz" "
-		.asciz" "
-		.asciz" bootinfo=\0>\n"
+m_args: 	.asciz "<howto="
+		.asciz " bootdev="
+		.asciz " junk="
+		.asciz " "
+		.asciz " "
+		.asciz " bootinfo=\0>\n"
 m_rel_bi:	.asciz "Relocated bootinfo (size=48) to \0\n"
 m_rel_args:	.asciz "Relocated arguments (size=18) to \0\n"
 m_rel_btx:	.asciz "Relocated kernel (size=\0) to \0\n"