diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
index 01beabc128..8833f655d2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module Homebrew
       EOS
       switch "--full",
              description: "Convert a shallow clone to a full clone without untapping. Taps are only cloned as "\
-                           "shallow clones if `--shallow` was originally passed."
+                          "shallow clones if `--shallow` was originally passed."
       switch "--shallow",
              description: "Fetch tap as a shallow clone rather than a full clone. Useful for continuous integration."
       switch "--force-auto-update",