diff --git a/src/cksum.c b/src/cksum.c
index 34a3b8133..5c5b5164e 100644
--- a/src/cksum.c
+++ b/src/cksum.c
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ Print CRC checksum and byte counts of each FILE.\n\
 \n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\
-  --help      display this help and exit\n\
-  --version   output version information and exit\n\
+      --help        display this help and exit\n\
+      --version     output version information and exit\n\
 "), stdout);
       puts (_("\nReport bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>."));
     }
diff --git a/src/pr.c b/src/pr.c
index aaa14ff64..e6d66f2c1 100644
--- a/src/pr.c
+++ b/src/pr.c
@@ -2848,8 +2848,8 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\
                     with -S or -s\n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\
-  --help            display this help and exit\n\
-  --version         output version information and exit\n\
+      --help        display this help and exit\n\
+      --version     output version information and exit\n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\
 \n\