diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
index 2501d3b29ba..44c63ccad40 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class HMaster extends Thread implements HConstants, HMasterInterface,
         // Output on stdout so user sees it in terminal.
         String message = "The HBase data files stored on the FileSystem are " +
           "from an earlier version of HBase. You need to run " +
-          "'${HBASE_HOME}/bin/hbase migrate' to bring your installation  +
+          "'${HBASE_HOME}/bin/hbase migrate' to bring your installation"  +
           "up-to-date.";
         System.out.println("WARNING! " + message + " Master shutting down...");
         throw new IOException(message);