diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
index fbea83c380..366c101364 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
@@ -7735,8 +7735,8 @@ print_removal_status(zpool_handle_t *zhp, pool_removal_stat_t *prs)
 		 * do not print estimated time if hours_left is more than
 		 * 30 days
 		 */
-		(void) printf(gettext("    %s copied out of %s at %s/s, "
-		    "%.2f%% done"),
+		(void) printf(gettext(
+		    "\t%s copied out of %s at %s/s, %.2f%% done"),
 		    examined_buf, total_buf, rate_buf, 100 * fraction_done);
 		if (hours_left < (30 * 24)) {
 			(void) printf(gettext(", %lluh%um to go\n"),
@@ -7751,8 +7751,8 @@ print_removal_status(zpool_handle_t *zhp, pool_removal_stat_t *prs)
 	if (prs->prs_mapping_memory > 0) {
 		char mem_buf[7];
 		zfs_nicenum(prs->prs_mapping_memory, mem_buf, sizeof (mem_buf));
-		(void) printf(gettext("    %s memory used for "
-		    "removed device mappings\n"),
+		(void) printf(gettext(
+		    "\t%s memory used for removed device mappings\n"),
 		    mem_buf);
 	}
 }