diff --git a/date.1 b/date.1
index 02ae185..e267d26 100644
--- a/date.1
+++ b/date.1
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ the form
 Wed Mar  8 14:54:40 EST 1989
 .br
 with
-.B EST 
+.B EST
 replaced by the local time zone's abbreviation
 (or by the abbreviation for the time zone specified in the
 .B TZ