diff --git a/src/dd.c b/src/dd.c
index ead957464..5e3547d16 100644
--- a/src/dd.c
+++ b/src/dd.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ Each FLAG symbol may be:\n\
       if (O_DIRECT)
 	fputs (_("  direct    use direct I/O for data\n"), stdout);
       if (O_DIRECTORY)
-	fputs (_("  directory fail unless a directory\n"), stdout);
+	fputs (_("  directory  fail unless a directory\n"), stdout);
       if (O_DSYNC)
 	fputs (_("  dsync     use synchronized I/O for data\n"), stdout);
       if (O_SYNC)