diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/SybaseDialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/SybaseDialect.java
index d7afe034ee..617bfeaed7 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/SybaseDialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/SybaseDialect.java
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ protected SqlTypeDescriptor getSqlTypeDescriptorOverride(int sqlCode) {
 	
 	@Override
 	public String getNullColumnString() {
-		return "null";
+		return " null";
 	}
 }