diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 27ab60864..42527300e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ print_mc_usage (poptContext ctx, FILE * stream)
     /* print help for options */
     poptPrintHelp (ctx, stream, 0);
 
-    fprintf (stream, "  %s             %s\n", _("+number"),
+    fprintf (stream, "  %-19s %s\n", _("+number"),
 	     _("Set initial line number for the internal editor"));
     fprintf (stream,
 	     _("\n"