diff --git a/tests/oft b/tests/oft
index 48816a1..c397372 100755
--- a/tests/oft
+++ b/tests/oft
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@
     parser.add_option("-p", "--port", dest="controller_port",
                       type="int", help="Port number of the test controller")
     test_list_help = """Indicate tests to run.  Valid entries are "all" (the
-        default) or a comma separated list of:\n
-        module            Run all tests in the named module\n
+        default) or a comma separated list of:
+        module            Run all tests in the named module
         testcase          Run tests in all modules with the name testcase
         module.testcase   Run the specific test case
         """