diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index 3a84042b9..fadc8c5ab 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ editor.command:
 editor.encoding:
   type: Encoding
   default: utf-8
-  desc : Encoding to use for the editor.
+  desc: Encoding to use for the editor.
 
 ## hints