diff --git a/core/build/build-cli.sh b/core/build/build-cli.sh
index 3d6f0aede..d809a189f 100755
--- a/core/build/build-cli.sh
+++ b/core/build/build-cli.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PROFILE=${PROFILE:-release}
 if [ "${PROFILE}" = "release" ]; then
 	BUILD_FLAGS="--release"
 else
-  if [ "$PROFILE" != "debug"]; then
+  if [ "$PROFILE" != "debug" ]; then
     >&2 echo "Unknown profile $PROFILE: falling back to debug..."
     PROFILE=debug
   fi