diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 3a70b1851e..43228fd5ce 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -5506,7 +5506,7 @@ qemuDomainGetVcpusFlags(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
         if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
                            _("vCPU count provided by the guest agent can only be "
-                             " requested for live domains"));
+                             "requested for live domains"));
             goto cleanup;
         }