diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
index 9e9cb86d2..2cd5274a3 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask {
             throw new BuildException("basedir attribute must be set, or at least one fileset must be given!");
 
         if (zipFile == null) {
-            throw new BuildException("You must specify the " + archiveType + "file to create!");
+            throw new BuildException("You must specify the " + archiveType + " file to create!");
         }
 
         Vector dss = new Vector ();