diff --git a/src/mkhelp.pl b/src/mkhelp.pl
index 6610760bf6822f5c67298404e2109a166590f178..871aabcb3610745937e900c09d2d3cbb032d3900 100644
--- a/src/mkhelp.pl
+++ b/src/mkhelp.pl
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ static const unsigned char hugehelpgz[] = {
 HEAD
 ;
     my $c=0;
-    print "  ";
+    print " ";
     for(@gzip) {
         my @all=split(//, $_);
         for(@all) {
             my $num=ord($_);
-            printf("0x%02x, ", 0+$num);
+            printf(" 0x%02x,", 0+$num);
             if(++$c>11) {
-                print "\n  ";
+                print "\n ";
                 $c=0;
             }
         }