diff --git a/Doc/library/timeit.rst b/Doc/library/timeit.rst
index 46fa62c15fc2ef..668fcb860cea87 100644
--- a/Doc/library/timeit.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/timeit.rst
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Where the following options are understood:
 
 .. cmdoption:: -u, --unit=U
 
-    specify a time unit for timer output; can select nsec, usec, msec, or sec
+   specify a time unit for timer output; can select nsec, usec, msec, or sec
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.5