diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 412bc96465c..0696ae01829 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -2331,8 +2331,7 @@ reaper(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 			if (max_wal_senders > 0)
 			{
 				ereport(LOG,
-						(errmsg("terminating walsender all processes to force cascaded"
-								"standby(s) to update timeline and reconnect")));
+						(errmsg("terminating all walsender processes to force cascaded standby(s) to update timeline and reconnect")));
 				SignalSomeChildren(SIGUSR2, BACKEND_TYPE_WALSND);
 			}