diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index b86e0a2f1b48..847e35629a22 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static const char *spectre_v2_strings[] = {
 };
 
 #undef pr_fmt
-#define pr_fmt(fmt)     "Spectre V2 mitigation: " fmt
+#define pr_fmt(fmt)     "Spectre V2 : " fmt
 
 static enum spectre_v2_mitigation spectre_v2_enabled = SPECTRE_V2_NONE;