diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py
index a7f62ae53..cc16bbb83 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class FileDownloader(object):
     external_downloader_args:  A list of additional command-line arguments for the
                         external downloader.
     hls_use_mpegts:     Use the mpegts container for HLS videos.
-    http_chunk_size:    Size of a chunk for chunk-based HTTP downloading.May be
+    http_chunk_size:    Size of a chunk for chunk-based HTTP downloading. May be
                         useful for bypassing bandwidth throttling imposed by
                         a webserver (experimental)