diff --git a/src/switch_console.c b/src/switch_console.c
index a539040c74..358f5301ee 100644
--- a/src/switch_console.c
+++ b/src/switch_console.c
@@ -461,7 +461,6 @@ static unsigned char complete(EditLine *el, int ch)
 	if (h.hits == 1) {
 		el_deletestr(el, h.len);
 		el_insertstr(el, h.last);
-		el_insertstr(el, " ");
 	}
 
  end: