diff --git a/libs/esl/perl/ESL/Dispatch.pm b/libs/esl/perl/ESL/Dispatch.pm
index 2523d794e5..d25ca8f674 100644
--- a/libs/esl/perl/ESL/Dispatch.pm
+++ b/libs/esl/perl/ESL/Dispatch.pm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ sub set_callback($;$$) {
   $self->{_callback}->{$event} = shift;
 }
 
-sub render_event($;$$) {
+sub render_event($;$) {
   my $self = shift;
   my $event = shift;
   my $h = $event->firstHeader();