diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/event/ExecutionEventLogger.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/event/ExecutionEventLogger.java
index bf39edbd03..c51ee571ab 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/event/ExecutionEventLogger.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/event/ExecutionEventLogger.java
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ public class ExecutionEventLogger
         else
         {
             // forked goal
+            buffer.append( ':' );
             buffer.append( md.getExecuteGoal() );
         }
     }