diff --git a/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs b/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
index 2645a2dee..cc8a348bb 100644
--- a/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static LONG_HELP: &str = "
         If not set, a default delimiter of Tab will be used.
 
         If the -w option is provided, fields will be separated by any number
-        of  whitespace characters (Space and Tab). The output delimiter will
+        of whitespace characters (Space and Tab). The output delimiter will
         be a Tab unless explicitly specified. Only one of -d or -w option can be specified.
         This is an extension adopted from FreeBSD.