diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index 6ba0976e861e8303adc7c974bbb68f8745f26a39..6c307276f3d6dd68cb4ee2d660ce699cb5d16ed1 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ Other options:
   --help => show this help information
 
 Default options:
-  [--email --nogit --git-fallback --m --n --l --multiline -pattern-depth=0
+  [--email --nogit --git-fallback --m --n --l --multiline --pattern-depth=0
    --remove-duplicates --rolestats]
 
 Notes: