1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/fmt.c b/src/fmt.c
index 750401dd5..d3f536906 100644
--- a/src/fmt.c
+++ b/src/fmt.c
@@ -271,11 +271,10 @@ usage (int status)
       fputs (_("\
 Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to standard output.\n\
 The option -WIDTH is an abbreviated form of --width=DIGITS.\n\
-\n\
-"), stdout);
-      fputs (_("\
-Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\
 "), stdout);
+
+      emit_mandatory_arg_note ();
+
       fputs (_("\
   -c, --crown-margin        preserve indentation of first two lines\n\
   -p, --prefix=STRING       reformat only lines beginning with STRING,\n\