diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index 8e59b96c3..861c9aede 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ sub new_action( $$ ) {
 
     my ( $action , $type ) = @_;
 
-    fatal_error "Invalid action name( $action)" if reserved_name( $action );
+    fatal_error "Invalid action name($action)" if reserved_name( $action );
 
     $actions{$action} = { actchain => ''  };