diff --git a/dracut.sh b/dracut.sh
index 0b43f443..9be7cac7 100755
--- a/dracut.sh
+++ b/dracut.sh
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ fi
 readonly TMPDIR="$tmpdir"
 readonly initdir=$(mktemp --tmpdir="$TMPDIR/" -d -t initramfs.XXXXXX)
 [ -d "$initdir" ] || {
-    echo "dracut: mktemp --tmpdir=\"$TMPDIR/\" -d -t initramfs.XXXXXXfailed." >&2
+    echo "dracut: mktemp --tmpdir=\"$TMPDIR/\" -d -t initramfs.XXXXXX failed." >&2
     exit 1
 }