diff --git a/config/RULES_TOP b/config/RULES_TOP
index 95d1065a4..9011b8fe7 100644
--- a/config/RULES_TOP
+++ b/config/RULES_TOP
@@ -29,20 +29,20 @@ help:
 	@echo "Usage: gnumake [options] [target] ..."
 	@echo "Targets supported by all Makefiles:"
 	@echo "     install		- Installs executables in bin/<arch> (default rule)"
-	@echo "     build		- Builds objects, using libraries from "build_libs"
-	@echo "     clean		- Cleans objects.  Clean removes the" O.<arch> dirs
+	@echo "     build		- Builds objects, using libraries from build_libs"
+	@echo "     clean		- Cleans objects.  Clean removes the O.<arch> dirs"
 	@echo "                   in all except the O.<arch> level Makefile"
 	@echo "     depends		- Generates include dependencies"
 	@echo "\"Partial\" build targets supported by Makefiles:"
-	@echo "     install.<arch> - Builds and installs <arch> only.
+	@echo "     install.<arch> - Builds and installs <arch> only."
 	@echo "     clean.<arch>   - Cleans <arch> binaries in O.<arch> dirs only."
-	@echo "     build.<arch>   - Builds <arch> only.
-	@echo "     depends.<arch> - Generates <arch> dependencies only.
+	@echo "     build.<arch>   - Builds <arch> only."
+	@echo "     depends.<arch> - Generates <arch> dependencies only."
 	@echo "Targets supported by top level Makefile:"
 	@echo "     uninstall   - Cleans directories created by the install."
 	@echo "     tar         - Create tar file "
 	@echo "Indiv. object targets are supported by O.<arch> level Makefile .e.g"
-	@echo "     xxxRecord.o 
+	@echo "     xxxRecord.o"
 
 .PHONY :: uninstall tar help
 .PHONY :: $(addprefix uninstall$(DIVIDER), $(BUILDARCHS))