diff --git a/src/pacman/callback.c b/src/pacman/callback.c
index cb3db109..1e1a4cd9 100644
--- a/src/pacman/callback.c
+++ b/src/pacman/callback.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void cb_event(alpm_event_t *event)
 			fputs(event->scriptlet_info.line, stdout);
 			break;
 		case ALPM_EVENT_RETRIEVE_START:
-			colon_printf(_("Retrieving packages ...\n"));
+			colon_printf(_("Retrieving packages...\n"));
 			break;
 		case ALPM_EVENT_DISKSPACE_START:
 			if(config->noprogressbar) {