diff --git a/src-self-hosted/type.zig b/src-self-hosted/type.zig
index 8f090cef043042b3e277a116a33f3ce9edefe803..729292f6abdcce38d00a8c77c7d52a87fedae77e 100644
--- a/src-self-hosted/type.zig
+++ b/src-self-hosted/type.zig
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ pub const Type = extern union {
                 },
                 .single_mut_pointer => {
                     const payload = @fieldParentPtr(Payload.SingleMutPointer, "base", ty.ptr_otherwise);
-                    try out_stream.writeAll("* ");
+                    try out_stream.writeAll("*");
                     ty = payload.pointee_type;
                     continue;
                 },