diff --git a/libavcodec/options.c b/libavcodec/options.c
index 744957dc5f..0577996ba3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options.c
+++ b/libavcodec/options.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 {"rd", "rate distortion optimal, slow", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_CMP_RD, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
 {"zero", "0", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_CMP_ZERO, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
 {"vsad", "sum of absolute vertical differences", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_CMP_VSAD, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
-{"vsse","sum of squared vertical differences", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_CMP_VSSE, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
+{"vsse", "sum of squared vertical differences", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_CMP_VSSE, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
 {"nsse", "noise preserving sum of squared differences", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_CMP_NSSE, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
 #if CONFIG_SNOW_ENCODER
 {"w53", "5/3 wavelet, only used in snow", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_CMP_W53, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},