diff --git a/gnome/applications/gnome-nettool.xml b/gnome/applications/gnome-nettool.xml
index 68707be541..b435487afb 100644
--- a/gnome/applications/gnome-nettool.xml
+++ b/gnome/applications/gnome-nettool.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     </para>
 
 <screen><userinput>mkdir build &amp;&amp;
-cd    build   &amp;&amp;
+cd    build &amp;&amp;
 
 meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release &amp;&amp;
 ninja</userinput></screen>
diff --git a/gnome/platform/libsecret.xml b/gnome/platform/libsecret.xml
index a387026a49..2e940825ce 100644
--- a/gnome/platform/libsecret.xml
+++ b/gnome/platform/libsecret.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     </para>
 
 <screen><userinput>mkdir bld &amp;&amp;
-cd bld &amp;&amp;
+cd    bld &amp;&amp;
 
 meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
             --buildtype=release \