diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index bf4f0ad7aed..47a1b497c98 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ void QgisApp::createStatusBar()
   mScaleLabel->setMargin( 3 );
   mScaleLabel->setAlignment( Qt::AlignCenter );
   mScaleLabel->setFrameStyle( QFrame::NoFrame );
-  mScaleLabel->setText( tr( "Scale " ) );
+  mScaleLabel->setText( tr( "Scale" ) );
   mScaleLabel->setToolTip( tr( "Current map scale" ) );
   statusBar()->addPermanentWidget( mScaleLabel, 0 );