diff --git a/tests/test-hgweb-annotate-whitespace.t b/tests/test-hgweb-annotate-whitespace.t
--- a/tests/test-hgweb-annotate-whitespace.t
+++ b/tests/test-hgweb-annotate-whitespace.t
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
   $ hg serve -p $HGPORT -d --pid-file hg.pid
   $ cat hg.pid >> $DAEMON_PIDS
-  $ hg --config annotate.ignorews=true serve -p $HGPORT1 -d --pid-file hg.pid
+  $ hg serve --config annotate.ignorews=true -p $HGPORT1 -d --pid-file hg.pid
   $ cat hg.pid >> $DAEMON_PIDS
   $ cd ..