diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/ln-boot/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/ln-boot/default.nix
index 85f998198aa..c24504ec00a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/ln-boot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/ln-boot/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 }:
 let
   pname = "ln-boot";
-  version = "unstable-2023-05-01";
+  version = "unstable-2023-05-22";
 
   src = ./ln.c;
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/ln-boot/ln.c b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/ln-boot/ln.c
index c8dde76a936..b7a681f8270 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/ln-boot/ln.c
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/ln-boot/ln.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
   if (argc != 4 || strcmp(argv[1], "-s")) {
     fputs("Usage: ", stdout);
     fputs(argv[0], stdout);
-    fputs("ln -s TARGET LINK_NAME\n", stdout);
+    fputs(" -s TARGET LINK_NAME\n", stdout);
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }