diff --git a/src/frontend/subckt.c b/src/frontend/subckt.c
index 5e3c64b29..9c85fba65 100644
--- a/src/frontend/subckt.c
+++ b/src/frontend/subckt.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ translate(struct line *deck, char *formal, char *actual, char *scname, const cha
 
             /* copy in the last token, which is the model name */
             if (name) {
-                bxx_printf(&buffer, "%s ", name);
+                bxx_printf(&buffer, "%s", name);
                 tfree(name);
             }
             /* Set s to null string for compatibility with code */