diff --git a/src/detect-tls.c b/src/detect-tls.c
index 01c5f8c0b3..a69e7a6cc4 100644
--- a/src/detect-tls.c
+++ b/src/detect-tls.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 /**
  * \brief Regex for parsing "id" option, matching number or "number"
  */
-#define PARSE_REGEX  "^\\s*(\\!*)\\s*([A-z0-9\\.=\\*] +|\"[A-z0-9\\.\\*= ]+\")\\s*$"
+#define PARSE_REGEX  "^\\s*(\\!*)\\s*([A-z0-9\\.=\\*]+|\"[A-z0-9\\.\\*= ]+\")\\s*$"
 
 static pcre *subject_parse_regex;
 static pcre_extra *subject_parse_regex_study;