diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 6db8b73dd..4b5ceadef 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ static const char* startup_info =
 " * lint/grep/make next/prev commands have been renamed to more\n"
 "   explicit names (lint-next-error, grep-previous-match, ...)\n"
 " * ctags commands have been renamed to use the ctags- prefix\n"
-" * completion_extra_word_char option is now extra_word_chars (note the plural form)\n"
-"   and is used for word selection commands\n";
+" * completion_extra_word_char option is now extra_word_chars (note the\n"
+"   plural form) and is used for word selection commands\n";
 
 struct startup_error : runtime_error
 {