diff --git a/spec/cordova/platform/listDeprecated.spec.js b/spec/cordova/platform/listDeprecated.spec.js
index 369caf7ae..ff1fc5e42 100644
--- a/spec/cordova/platform/listDeprecated.spec.js
+++ b/spec/cordova/platform/listDeprecated.spec.js
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ describe('cordova/platform/list show deprecated platforms info', function () {
     it('shows available platforms with deprecated info', () => {
         return platform_list(hooks_mock, projectRoot, { save: true })
             .then((result) => {
-                expect(events.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('results', jasmine.stringMatching(/Installed platforms:[\s\S]*Available.*:[\s]*android 1.2.3[\s]*wp7 4.5.6 \(deprecated\)/));
+                expect(events.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('results', jasmine.stringMatching(/Installed platforms:[\s\S]*Available.*:[\s]*android 1.2.3[\s]*wp7 4.5.6 - deprecated/));
             });
     });
 
     it('returns platform list with deprecated info', function () {
         var platformList = ['android 1.2.3', 'wp7 4.5.6'];
-        expect(platform_list.addDeprecatedInformationToPlatforms(platformList)).toEqual(['android 1.2.3', 'wp7 4.5.6 (deprecated)']);
+        expect(platform_list.addDeprecatedInformationToPlatforms(platformList)).toEqual(['android 1.2.3', 'wp7 4.5.6 - deprecated']);
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/cordova/platform/list.js b/src/cordova/platform/list.js
index 5ab1adc66..a434b2b88 100644
--- a/src/cordova/platform/list.js
+++ b/src/cordova/platform/list.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function addDeprecatedInformationToPlatforms (platformsList) {
         var platformKey = p.split(' ')[0]; // Remove Version Information
         // allow for 'unknown' platforms, which will not exist in platforms
         if ((platforms.info[platformKey] || {}).deprecated) {
-            p = p.concat(' ', '(deprecated)');
+            p = p.concat(' - deprecated');
         }
         return p;
     });