diff --git a/plugins/cargo/_cargo b/plugins/cargo/_cargo
index fe1534ddd..54e709ca0 100644
--- a/plugins/cargo/_cargo
+++ b/plugins/cargo/_cargo
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _arguments \
     '(- 1 *)'{-h,--help}'[show help message]' \
     '(- 1 *)'{-V,--version}'[show version information]' \
     '(- 1 *)'--list'[list installed commands]' \
-    '(- 1 *)'--explain 'CODE[Run `rustc --explain CODE`]' \
+    '(- 1 *)'--explain'[Run `rustc --explain CODE`]' \
     '(- 1 *)'{-v,--verbose}'[use verbose output]' \
     '(- 1 *)'--color'[colorization option]' \
     '(- 1 *)'--frozen'[Require Cargo.lock and cache are up to date]' \