diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/ShadingDescriptor.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/ShadingDescriptor.java
index 602ee285e4..51aeb7f460 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/ShadingDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/ShadingDescriptor.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public final class ShadingDescriptor
     public String toString()
     {
         if ( isEmpty() )
-            return "[SHD] EMPTY]";
+            return "[SHD] EMPTY";
 
         return "[SHD] (cvFore: " + _icoFore.getShortValue( _info )
                 + "; cvBack: " + _icoBack.getShortValue( _info ) + "; iPat: "