diff --git a/samples/cpp/cout_mat.cpp b/samples/cpp/cout_mat.cpp
index 2c38de335..4a2b5f5d0 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/cout_mat.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/cout_mat.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ void help()
 {
 	cout
 	<< "\n------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
-	<< "This program shows the serial out capabilities of cv::Mat\n"
+	<< " This program shows the serial out capabilities of cv::Mat\n"
 	<< "That is, cv::Mat M(...); cout << M;  Now works.\n"
 	<< "Output can be formated to OpenCV, python, numpy, csv and C styles"
 	<< "Usage:\n"