diff --git a/decl.cpp b/decl.cpp
index b1f3a732..e7b3cdef 100644
--- a/decl.cpp
+++ b/decl.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ DeclSpecs::GetBaseType(SourcePos pos) const {
             return NULL;
         }
         else if (soaWidth <= 0 || (soaWidth & (soaWidth - 1)) != 0) {
-            Error(pos, "soa<%d> width illegal.  Value must be positive power "
+            Error(pos, "soa<%d> width illegal. Value must be positive power "
                   "of two.", soaWidth);
             return NULL;
         }
diff --git a/parse.yy b/parse.yy
index 78a9dcb7..7c33e53c 100644
--- a/parse.yy
+++ b/parse.yy
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ rate_qualified_type_specifier
                 $$ = NULL;
             }
             else if (soaWidth <= 0 || (soaWidth & (soaWidth - 1)) != 0) {
-                Error(@1, "soa<%d> width illegal.  Value must be positive power "
+                Error(@1, "soa<%d> width illegal. Value must be positive power "
                       "of two.", soaWidth);
                 $$ = NULL;
             }