diff --git a/srcpkgs/inetutils/template b/srcpkgs/inetutils/template
index f63b35a0440..272547d216a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/inetutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/inetutils/template
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ inetutils-telnet_package() {
 	}
 }
 inetutils-tftp_package() {
-	short_desc+="- tftp client and server (trivial file transfer protocol)"
+	short_desc+=" - tftp client and server (trivial file transfer protocol)"
 	conf_files="/etc/xinetd.d/tftp"
 	alternatives="
 	 tftp:tftp:/usr/bin/${pkgname}