diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/build.go b/src/cmd/dist/build.go
index 72c4c02bf2..5c1b0fc64d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/build.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/build.go
@@ -1287,14 +1287,12 @@ func cmdbootstrap() {
 	timelog("start", "dist bootstrap")
 	defer timelog("end", "dist bootstrap")
 
-	var noBanner, noClean bool
-	var debug bool
-	var force bool
+	var debug, force, noBanner, noClean bool
 	flag.BoolVar(&rebuildall, "a", rebuildall, "rebuild all")
 	flag.BoolVar(&debug, "d", debug, "enable debugging of bootstrap process")
+	flag.BoolVar(&force, "force", force, "build even if the port is marked as broken")
 	flag.BoolVar(&noBanner, "no-banner", noBanner, "do not print banner")
 	flag.BoolVar(&noClean, "no-clean", noClean, "print deprecation warning")
-	flag.BoolVar(&force, "force", force, "build even if the port is marked as broken")
 
 	xflagparse(0)