diff --git a/ParameterLib/Utils.h b/ParameterLib/Utils.h
index bb96e3a38b8f5f03a2e3fd1b8679369b716a438e..2243b1466e3dea5a61cbee5f2668f8ed3abffcb1 100644
--- a/ParameterLib/Utils.h
+++ b/ParameterLib/Utils.h
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ Parameter<ParameterDataType>* findParameterOptional(
     {
         OGS_FATAL(
             "The read parameter `{:s}' has the wrong number of components "
-            "({:d} "
-            "instead of {:d}).",
+            "({:d} instead of {:d}).",
             parameter_name, parameter->getNumberOfComponents(), num_components);
     }