diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
index 4d779b8..3f714c5 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         ('build-temp=', 't',
          "directory for temporary files (build by-products)"),
         ('inplace', 'i',
-         "ignore build-lib and put compiled extensions into the source" +
+         "ignore build-lib and put compiled extensions into the source " +
          "directory alongside your pure Python modules"),
         ('include-dirs=', 'I',
          "list of directories to search for header files"),
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_py.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_py.py
index 66f5024..5fcd18e 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_py.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_py.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     user_options = [
         ('build-lib=', 'd', "directory to \"build\" (copy) to"),
-        ('force', 'f', "forcibly build everything (ignore file timestamps"),
+        ('force', 'f', "forcibly build everything (ignore file timestamps)"),
         ]