diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/check_unsafety.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/check_unsafety.rs
index 0434f3447bce..3cff214f441c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/check_unsafety.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/check_unsafety.rs
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ pub fn check_unsafety(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) {
     {
         // Report an error.
         let unsafe_fn_msg =
-            if unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn_allowed(tcx, lint_root) { "" } else { " function or" };
+            if unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn_allowed(tcx, lint_root) { " function or" } else { "" };
 
         match kind {
             UnsafetyViolationKind::GeneralAndConstFn | UnsafetyViolationKind::General => {