diff --git a/htools/Ganeti/HTools/CLI.hs b/htools/Ganeti/HTools/CLI.hs
index 1f84ad9f14d955a7725cc7902ddb6e752257c6a4..213de9b19ea1fc46ca9890640053d50569d6275d 100644
--- a/htools/Ganeti/HTools/CLI.hs
+++ b/htools/Ganeti/HTools/CLI.hs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ oEvacMode = Option "E" ["evac-mode"]
 oExInst :: OptType
 oExInst = Option "" ["exclude-instances"]
           (ReqArg (\ f opts -> Ok opts { optExInst = sepSplit ',' f }) "INSTS")
-          "exclude given instances  from any moves"
+          "exclude given instances from any moves"
 
 oExTags :: OptType
 oExTags = Option "" ["exclusion-tags"]