diff --git a/init/do_mounts.c b/init/do_mounts.c
index a2b49f2c1bd8..816014c4627e 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ void __init prepare_namespace(void)
 	int is_floppy;
 
 	if (root_delay) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Waiting %dsec before mounting root device...\n",
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Waiting %d sec before mounting root device...\n",
 		       root_delay);
 		ssleep(root_delay);
 	}