diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_erl_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_erl_generator.cc
index 12d91a7..d4fe12c 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_erl_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_erl_generator.cc
@@ -1276,6 +1276,6 @@
 THRIFT_REGISTER_GENERATOR(
     erl,
     "Erlang",
-    "    legacynames: Output files retain naming conventions of Thrift 0.9.1 and earlier.\n"
-    "    maps:        Generate maps instead of dicts.\n"
-    "    otp16:       Generate non-namespaced dict and set instead of dict:dict and sets:set.\n")
+    "    legacynames:     Output files retain naming conventions of Thrift 0.9.1 and earlier.\n"
+    "    maps:            Generate maps instead of dicts.\n"
+    "    otp16:           Generate non-namespaced dict and set instead of dict:dict and sets:set.\n")