diff --git a/src/node_env_var.cc b/src/node_env_var.cc
index b0ad4f35cf9642..94936ea1c2bd22 100644
--- a/src/node_env_var.cc
+++ b/src/node_env_var.cc
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static void EnvDefiner(Local<Name> property,
   } else if (desc.has_get() || desc.has_set()) {
     // we don't accept a getter/setter in 'process.env'
     THROW_ERR_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINE_PROPERTY(env,
-                             "'process.env' does not accept an"
+                                             "'process.env' does not accept an"
                                              " accessor(getter/setter)"
                                              " descriptor");
   } else {