diff --git a/builtin/hash-object.c b/builtin/hash-object.c
index fbae878..f7c1680 100644
--- a/builtin/hash-object.c
+++ b/builtin/hash-object.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ static void hash_stdin_paths(const char *type, int no_filters, unsigned flags,
 int cmd_hash_object(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	static const char * const hash_object_usage[] = {
-		N_("git hash-object [-t <type>] [-w] [--path=<file> | --no-filters] [--stdin] [--] <file>..."),
+		N_("git hash-object [-t <type>] [-w] [--path=<file> | --no-filters]\n"
+		   "                [--stdin] [--] <file>..."),
 		"git hash-object  --stdin-paths",
 		NULL
 	};