diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index b776525a..7eb80d62 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void logit(int prio, const char *fmt, ...)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	fprintf(fp, "<%d>finit[1]:", LOG_DAEMON | prio);
+	fprintf(fp, "<%d>finit[1]: ", LOG_DAEMON | prio);
 	vfprintf(fp, fmt, ap);
 	fclose(fp);