diff --git a/src/MANYBODY/pair_bop.cpp b/src/MANYBODY/pair_bop.cpp
index f8c119c436..518a6dad79 100644
--- a/src/MANYBODY/pair_bop.cpp
+++ b/src/MANYBODY/pair_bop.cpp
@@ -1873,8 +1873,7 @@ void PairBOP::read_table(char *filename)
       reader = new PotentialFileReader(lmp, filename, "BOP");
       bop_types = reader->next_int();
       if (bop_types <= 0)
-        error->one(FLERR,fmt::format("BOP potential file with {} "
-                                     "elements",bop_types));
+        error->one(FLERR,fmt::format("BOP potential file with {} elements",bop_types));
 
       bop_elements = new char*[bop_types];
       bop_masses = new double[bop_types];