diff --git a/src/uu/vdir/vdir.md b/src/uu/vdir/vdir.md
index ca3e1c5ce..c7a0cae36 100644
--- a/src/uu/vdir/vdir.md
+++ b/src/uu/vdir/vdir.md
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ vdir [OPTION]... [FILE]...
 List directory contents.
 Ignore files and directories starting with a '.' by default.
 
-Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options too.
+Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.