diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index bed97b92ac..03ed215d7b 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_fw_cfg_opts = {
         }, {
             .name = "file",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-            .help = "Sets the name of the file from which\n"
+            .help = "Sets the name of the file from which "
                     "the fw_cfg blob will be loaded",
         }, {
             .name = "string",