diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py b/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py
index 3067c3d40a1..dba5efa262b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class DocCLI(CLI):
     def parse(self):
 
         self.parser = CLI.base_parser(
-            usage='usage: %prog [-l|-F|-s] [options] [-t <plugin type] [plugin]',
+            usage='usage: %prog [-l|-F|-s] [options] [-t <plugin type> ] [plugin]',
             module_opts=True,
             desc="plugin documentation tool",
             epilog="See man pages for Ansible CLI options or website for tutorials https://docs.ansible.com"