diff --git a/src/timedate/org.freedesktop.timedate1.policy b/src/timedate/org.freedesktop.timedate1.policy
index d488572ae3..b6303ba1dd 100644
--- a/src/timedate/org.freedesktop.timedate1.policy
+++ b/src/timedate/org.freedesktop.timedate1.policy
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
 
         <action id="org.freedesktop.timedate1.set-local-rtc">
                 <description gettext-domain="systemd">Set RTC to local timezone or UTC</description>
-                <message gettext-domain="systemd">Authentication is required to control whether
-                the RTC stores the local or UTC time.</message>
+                <message gettext-domain="systemd">Authentication is required to control whether the RTC stores the local or UTC time.</message>
                 <defaults>
                         <allow_any>auth_admin_keep</allow_any>
                         <allow_inactive>auth_admin_keep</allow_inactive>
@@ -52,8 +51,7 @@
 
         <action id="org.freedesktop.timedate1.set-ntp">
                 <description gettext-domain="systemd">Turn network time synchronization on or off</description>
-                <message gettext-domain="systemd">Authentication is required to control whether
-                network time synchronization shall be enabled.</message>
+                <message gettext-domain="systemd">Authentication is required to control whether network time synchronization shall be enabled.</message>
                 <defaults>
                         <allow_any>auth_admin_keep</allow_any>
                         <allow_inactive>auth_admin_keep</allow_inactive>