diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 00efe47..705c25a 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@
 	char *p, *pathname;
 
 	if (prefix)
-		audit_log_format(ab, " %s", prefix);
+		audit_log_format(ab, "%s", prefix);
 
 	/* We will allow 11 spaces for ' (deleted)' to be appended */
 	pathname = kmalloc(PATH_MAX+11, ab->gfp_mask);