diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6a759e233..d4c23e021 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-10-20  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
+
+	* src/od.c (usage): Change description of default to use "-w16",
+	not the now-invalid "-w 16" syntax.  From Dan Jacobson.
+
 2006-10-19  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
 	* bootstrap: Add names to each .gitignore file (if it exists)
diff --git a/src/od.c b/src/od.c
index 7c0b5b792..19871d312 100644
--- a/src/od.c
+++ b/src/od.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ of output.  \
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\
 --string without a number implies 3.  --width without a number\n\
-implies 32.  By default, od uses -A o -t d2 -w 16.\n\
+implies 32.  By default, od uses -A o -t d2 -w16.\n\
 "), stdout);
       printf (_("\nReport bugs to <%s>.\n"), PACKAGE_BUGREPORT);
     }