diff --git a/logging.c b/logging.c
index 7d8a4309..aba6f606 100644
--- a/logging.c
+++ b/logging.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void __maybe_unused log_generic(int prio, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 
 		len = 40 + strlen(fmt) + 22;
 		f = alloca(len);
-		sprintf(f, "[%d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d] %s\n",
+		sprintf(f, " [%d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d] %s\n",
 			tm->tm_year + 1900,
 			tm->tm_mon + 1,
 			tm->tm_mday,