diff --git a/webrtc/base/checks.cc b/webrtc/base/checks.cc
index 67f5003de..0f67c7649 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/checks.cc
+++ b/webrtc/base/checks.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void Fatal(const char* file, int line, const char* format, ...) {
   va_end(arguments);
 
   LOG(LS_ERROR) << "\n\n#\n# Fatal error in " << file
-                << ", line " << line << "\n#" << msg
+                << ", line " << line << "\n# " << msg
                 << "\n#\n";
   abort();
 }