diff --git a/functions/regex.xml b/functions/regex.xml
index 7f0691c6ce..c01d133ce3 100644
--- a/functions/regex.xml
+++ b/functions/regex.xml
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ echo "Month: $month; Day: $day; Year: $year<br>\n";
 echo sql_regcase ("Foo bar");
       </programlisting>
      </example>
-     prints <screen>[Ff][Oo][Oo][  ][Bb][Aa][Rr]</screen>.
+     prints <screen>[Ff][Oo][Oo] [Bb][Aa][Rr]</screen>.
     </para>
     <para>
      This can be used to achieve case insensitive pattern matching in