diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index e21d79c63f..48951c3ad7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
      * Change, ! Fix, % Optimization, + Addition, - Removal, ; Comment
  */
 
+2013-03-30 12:09 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
+  * utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
+    ! fixed two base strings to not require translators
+      to preserve whitespace padding
+
 2013-03-30 12:06 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
   * .gitattributes
     + added .yml
diff --git a/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg b/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
index c3037a597a..e7312829fd 100644
--- a/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
+++ b/utils/hbmk2/hbmk2.prg
@@ -15671,14 +15671,14 @@ STATIC PROCEDURE ShowHelp( hbmk, lMore, lLong )
    LOCAL aHdr_Syntax := { ;
       I_( "Syntax:" ), ;
       "", ;
-      hb_StrFormat( I_( "  %1$s [options] [<script[s]>] <src[s][.prg|.c|.obj|.o|.rc|.res|.def|.po|.pot|.hbl|@.clp|.d|.ch]>" ), _SELF_NAME_ ) }
+      "  " + hb_StrFormat( I_( "%1$s [options] [<script[s]>] <src[s][.prg|.c|.obj|.o|.rc|.res|.def|.po|.pot|.hbl|@.clp|.d|.ch]>" ), _SELF_NAME_ ) }
 
    LOCAL cShell := iif( hb_FNameName( hb_ProgName() ) == _SELF_NAME_, "hbrun", hb_FNameName( hb_ProgName() ) )
 
    LOCAL aHdr_Syntax_Shell := { ;
       I_( "Syntax:" ), ;
       "", ;
-      hb_StrFormat( I_( "  %1$s <file[.hb|.prg|.hrb|.dbf]>|<option> [%2$s]" ), cShell, I_( "<parameter[s]>" ) ) }
+      "  " + hb_StrFormat( I_( "%1$s <file[.hb|.prg|.hrb|.dbf]>|<option> [%2$s]" ), cShell, I_( "<parameter[s]>" ) ) }
 
    LOCAL aHdr_Supp := { ;
       NIL, ;