diff --git a/test/regress_util.c b/test/regress_util.c
index acfdf91b..47b5cbfd 100644
--- a/test/regress_util.c
+++ b/test/regress_util.c
@@ -525,9 +525,9 @@ test_evutil_log(void *ptr)
 	LOGEQ(_EVENT_LOG_MSG, "Connecting lime to coconut");
 	RESET();
 
-	event_debug(("A millisecond passed!  We should log that!"));
+	event_debug(("A millisecond passed! We should log that!"));
 #ifdef USE_DEBUG
-	LOGEQ(_EVENT_LOG_DEBUG, "A millisecond passed!	We should log that!");
+	LOGEQ(_EVENT_LOG_DEBUG, "A millisecond passed! We should log that!");
 #else
 	tt_int_op(logsev,==,0);
 	tt_ptr_op(logmsg,==,NULL);