diff --git a/tc/m_simple.c b/tc/m_simple.c
index 800cf7d7..f8937bca 100644
--- a/tc/m_simple.c
+++ b/tc/m_simple.c
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ static void explain(void)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage:... simple [sdata STRING] [index INDEX] [CONTROL]\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\tSTRING being an arbitrary string\n"
-		"\tINDEX := optional index value used\n");
-		"\tCONTROL := reclassify|pipe|drop|continue|ok\n"
+		"\tINDEX := optional index value used\n"
+		"\tCONTROL := reclassify|pipe|drop|continue|ok\n");
 }
 
 static void usage(void)