diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index da9c192dc1a3013f9a62fa844cf3a3d0a8416092..50d0bf194841e7bae2122c0ddce09fb2b2947158 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@ void help_init(void)
 	/* Function key. */
 	if (s->funcval != NANO_NO_KEY) {
 	    entries++;
+	    /* If this is the first entry, put it in the middle. */
+	    if (entries == 1) {
+		entries++;
+		*(ptr++) = '\t';
+	    }
 	    ptr += sprintf(ptr, "(F%d)", s->funcval - KEY_F0);
 	    *(ptr++) = '\t';
 	}