diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
index 7dc73fbf0..420ccd1c2 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ public class Javac extends MatchingTask {
             if (isJdkCompiler(compilerImpl)) {
                 compilerImpl = "extJavac";
             } else {
-                log("Since compiler setting isn't classic or modern,"
+                log("Since compiler setting isn't classic or modern, "
                     + "ignoring fork setting.", Project.MSG_WARN);
             }
         }