diff --git a/sci-chemistry/vmd/metadata.xml b/sci-chemistry/vmd/metadata.xml
index 6bcabe5b79d74..25e17d0a8ff3e 100644
--- a/sci-chemistry/vmd/metadata.xml
+++ b/sci-chemistry/vmd/metadata.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <flag name="cuda">Use nvidia cuda toolkit for speeding up computations</flag>
     <flag name="gromacs">Add support for TNG file format</flag>
     <flag name="msms">Add support for MSMS SES calcualtion tool</flag>
-    <flag name="povray">Add support for povray raytracer for HQ	images</flag>
+    <flag name="povray">Add support for povray raytracer for HQ images</flag>
     <flag name="tachyon">Add support for tachyon raytracer for HQ images</flag>
   </use>
 </pkgmetadata>