diff --git a/src/drivers/device/vdev_posix.cpp b/src/drivers/device/vdev_posix.cpp
index d9e11b50d7..6f2d749e9b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/device/vdev_posix.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/device/vdev_posix.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 				PX4_WARN("%s: exceeded maximum number of file descriptors, accessing %s",
-					thread_name, path);
+					 thread_name, path);
 				ret = -ENOENT;
 			}