diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
index d1fba8e3b5..15a99175f5 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class TextDescriptor extends Descriptor
         $showControllers = isset($options['show_controllers']) && $options['show_controllers'];
         $headers = array('Name', 'Method', 'Scheme', 'Host', 'Path');
         $table = new TableHelper();
+        $table->setLayout(TableHelper::LAYOUT_COMPACT);
         $table->setHeaders($showControllers ? array_merge($headers, array('Controller')) : $headers);
 
         foreach ($routes->all() as $name => $route) {
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ class TextDescriptor extends Descriptor
     protected function describeContainerParameters(ParameterBag $parameters, array $options = array())
     {
         $table = new TableHelper();
+        $table->setLayout(TableHelper::LAYOUT_COMPACT);
         $table->setHeaders(array('Parameter', 'Value'));
 
         foreach ($this->sortParameters($parameters) as $parameter => $value) {
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ class TextDescriptor extends Descriptor
         $tagsNames = array_keys($maxTags);
 
         $table = new TableHelper();
+        $table->setLayout(TableHelper::LAYOUT_COMPACT);
         $table->setHeaders(array_merge(array('Service ID'), $tagsNames, array('Scope', 'Class name')));
 
         foreach ($this->sortServiceIds($serviceIds) as $serviceId) {