diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
index 977212e4c15..71f1b7558b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ implements HMasterInterface, HMasterRegionInterface, MasterServices, Server {
         return false;
       }
       if (this.serverManager.areDeadServersInProgress()) {
-        LOG.debug("Not running balancer because processing dead regionserver(s): ";
+        LOG.debug("Not running balancer because processing dead regionserver(s): " +
           this.serverManager.getDeadServers());
         return false;
       }