diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-build/LocalizableStrings.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-build/LocalizableStrings.cs
index 149604ce0..4e83c08f2 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-build/LocalizableStrings.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-build/LocalizableStrings.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
 
         public const string OutputOptionName = "OUTPUT_DIR";
 
-        public const string ProjectArgumentDescription1 = "The MSBuild project file to build. If a project file is not specified,";
-
-        public const string ProjectArgumentDescription2 = " MSBuild searches the current working directory for a file that has a file extension that ends in `proj` and uses that file.";
+        public const string ProjectArgumentDescription = "The MSBuild project file to build. If a project file is not specified, MSBuild searches the current working directory for a file that has a file extension that ends in `proj` and uses that file.";
 
         public const string ProjectArgumentValueName = "PROJECT";
 
diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-build/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-build/Program.cs
index 59336550e..3efd944ec 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-build/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-build/Program.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Build
             app.ArgumentSeparatorHelpText = HelpMessageStrings.MSBuildAdditionalArgsHelpText;
             app.HelpOption("-h|--help");
 
-            CommandArgument projectArgument = app.Argument("<{LocalizableStrings.ProjectArgumentValueName}>",
-                LocalizableStrings.ProjectArgumentDescription1 +
-                LocalizableStrings.ProjectArgumentDescription2);
+            CommandArgument projectArgument = app.Argument("<{LocalizableStrings.ProjectArgumentValueName}>", LocalizableStrings.ProjectArgumentDescription);
 
             CommandOption outputOption = app.Option("-o|--output <{LocalizableStrings.OutputOptionName}>", LocalizableStrings.OutputOptionDescription, CommandOptionType.SingleValue);
             CommandOption frameworkOption = app.Option("-f|--framework <{LocalizableStrings.FrameworkOptionName}>", LocalizableStrings.FrameworkOptionDescription, CommandOptionType.SingleValue);