diff --git a/stoc/source/invocation_adapterfactory/iafactory.cxx b/stoc/source/invocation_adapterfactory/iafactory.cxx
index e40e8b7895cb..8c57f651ba3d 100644
--- a/stoc/source/invocation_adapterfactory/iafactory.cxx
+++ b/stoc/source/invocation_adapterfactory/iafactory.cxx
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ FactoryImpl::~FactoryImpl()
     (*m_pConverter->release)( m_pConverter );
 
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
-    assert(m_receiver2adapters.empty() && " still adapters out there!?");
+    assert(m_receiver2adapters.empty() && "still adapters out there!?");
 #endif
 }