diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/regIOobject/regIOobject.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/regIOobject/regIOobject.C
index a5a5e8e1e3dfbe847b6d4b5667e8faaf8af5149a..0f27c101f1b9fdaee9182429abc7f30091129300 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/regIOobject/regIOobject.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/regIOobject/regIOobject.C
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ bool Foam::regIOobject::checkIn()
         {
             WarningIn("regIOobject::checkIn()")
                 << "failed to register object " << objectPath()
-                    << " the name already exists in the objectRegistry"
+                << " the name already exists in the objectRegistry"
                 << endl;
         }
     }