diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/checkMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/checkMesh.C
index 89aa271bfe..8de78b1d6b 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/checkMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/checkMesh/checkMesh.C
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::addOption
     (
         "writeFields",
-        "wordList"
+        "wordList",
         "write volFields with selected mesh quality parameters"
     );
     argList::addBoolOption