diff --git a/lib/BasicsC/threads-posix.c b/lib/BasicsC/threads-posix.c
index 7bb3d21054..04abaf7952 100644
--- a/lib/BasicsC/threads-posix.c
+++ b/lib/BasicsC/threads-posix.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ bool TRI_StartThread (TRI_thread_t* thread,
 
   if (rc != 0) {
     TRI_set_errno(TRI_ERROR_SYS_ERROR);
-    LOG_ERROR("could not start thread: %s ", strerror(errno));
+    LOG_ERROR("could not start thread: %s", strerror(errno));
 
     TRI_Free(TRI_CORE_MEM_ZONE, d);
     return false;