diff --git a/src/nvim/generators/gen_options.lua b/src/nvim/generators/gen_options.lua
index 6a286e1759..bf829582e0 100644
--- a/src/nvim/generators/gen_options.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/generators/gen_options.lua
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ local get_value = function(v)
 end
 
 local get_defaults = function(d)
-  return '{' .. get_value(d.vi) .. ', ' .. get_value(d.vim) .. '}  /* -V542 */'
+  return ('{' .. get_value(d.vi) .. '/* -V542 */, '
+          .. get_value(d.vim) .. '/* -V542 */}')
 end
 
 local defines = {}