diff --git a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs
index 8af7eb79212..03a1d45973d 100644
--- a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs
+++ b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ configure (pkg_descr0, pbi) cfg = do
                         _ | split_sections
                           -> do warn verbosity
                                      ("--enable-split-sections and " ++
-                                      "--enable-split-objs are mutually" ++
+                                      "--enable-split-objs are mutually " ++
                                       "exclusive; ignoring the latter")
                                 return False
                         GHC