diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 4f4705059..ee531555e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -3437,7 +3437,7 @@ CURLcode _my_setopt(CURL *curl, struct Configurable *config, const char *name,
 static const char * const srchead[]={
   "/********* Sample code generated by the curl command line tool **********",
   " * Lines with [REMARK] below might need to be modified to make this code ",
-  " * usable. Add appropriate error code checking  where appropriate.",
+  " * usable. Add error code checking where appropriate.",
   " * Compile this with a suitable header include path. Then link with ",
   " * libcurl.",
   " * If you use any *_LARGE options, make sure your compiler figure",