diff --git a/make.go b/make.go
index 9f48c07..0962897 100644
--- a/make.go
+++ b/make.go
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ func execMake(args []string, usage func()) {
 
 	fs.StringVar(&wrapAndSort,
 		"wrap-and-sort",
-		"a",
+		"at",
 		"Set how the various multi-line fields in debian/control are formatted.\n"+
 			"Valid values are \"a\", \"at\" and \"ast\", see wrap-and-sort(1) man page\n"+
 			"for more information.")