diff --git a/apps/x509.c b/apps/x509.c
index cc4824786259a559cc57c4f257481cf2086f2e42..3463ae6328d3d2a75aca42a7c42b43158bdb8a8c 100644
--- a/apps/x509.c
+++ b/apps/x509.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 static char *x509_usage[]={
 "usage: x509 args\n",
 " -inform arg     - input format - default PEM (one of DER, NET or PEM)\n",
-" -outform arg    - output format - default PEM (one of DER, NET or PEM\n",
+" -outform arg    - output format - default PEM (one of DER, NET or PEM)\n",
 " -keyform arg    - private key format - default PEM\n",
 " -CAform arg     - CA format - default PEM\n",
 " -CAkeyform arg  - CA key format - default PEM\n",