diff --git a/src/cff/cffgload.c b/src/cff/cffgload.c
index 33ca63a42..4ec5a8168 100644
--- a/src/cff/cffgload.c
+++ b/src/cff/cffgload.c
@@ -2071,7 +2071,7 @@
             if ( idx >= decoder->num_locals )
             {
               FT_ERROR(( "cff_decoder_parse_charstrings:" ));
-              FT_ERROR(( "  invalid local subr index\n" ));
+              FT_ERROR(( " invalid local subr index\n" ));
               goto Syntax_Error;
             }