diff --git a/samples/cpp/drawing.cpp b/samples/cpp/drawing.cpp
index 446030e650..0e0799fb6d 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/drawing.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/drawing.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using namespace cv;
 void help()
 {
 	std::cout
-	<< "\nThis program demonstrates OpenCV drawing and text output functions\n"
+	<< "\nThis program demonstrates OpenCV drawing and text output functions.\n"
 	"Call:\n"
 	"./drawing\n" << std::endl;
 }