diff --git a/sysklogd/syslogd.c b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
index 6db017cd4..ae5a1d0ba 100644
--- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static const int IOV_COUNT = 2;
 		v->iov_len = strlen(msg);          
 
 		if ( -1 == writev(remotefd,iov, IOV_COUNT)){
-			error_msg_and_die("syslogd: cannot write to remote file handle on" 
+			error_msg_and_die("syslogd: cannot write to remote file handle on " 
 					"%s:%d",RemoteHost,RemotePort);
 		}
 	}