diff --git a/lib/checkpostfixoperator.cpp b/lib/checkpostfixoperator.cpp
index 9ebeb90cf..87a24c430 100644
--- a/lib/checkpostfixoperator.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkpostfixoperator.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void CheckPostfixOperator::postfixOperator()
 void CheckPostfixOperator::postfixOperatorError(const Token *tok)
 {
     reportError(tok, Severity::performance, "postfixOperator",
-                "Prefer prefix ++/-- operators for non-primitive types.\n "
+                "Prefer prefix ++/-- operators for non-primitive types.\n"
                 "Pre-increment/decrement can be more efficient than "
                 "post-increment/decrement. Post-increment/decrement usually "
                 "involves keeping a copy of the previous value around and "