diff --git a/src/callbacks.py b/src/callbacks.py
index 0676daf9f..ec64a12d2 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/callbacks.py
@@ -133,10 +133,9 @@ def getHelp(method, name=None):
     doclines = method.__doc__.splitlines()
     s = '%s %s' % (name, doclines.pop(0))
     if doclines:
-        doclines = imap(str.strip, ifilter(None, doclines))
         help = ' '.join(doclines)
         s = '(%s) -- %s' % (ircutils.bold(s), help)
-    return s
+    return utils.normalizeWhitespace(s)
 
 def getSyntax(method, name=None):
     if name is None: