diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Config.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Config.java
index a041bb70c..8fe8a96e9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Config.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Config.java
@@ -835,11 +835,11 @@ public void setLong(final String section, final String subsection,
 		final String s;
 
 		if (value >= GiB && (value % GiB) == 0)
-			s = String.valueOf(value / GiB) + " g"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			s = String.valueOf(value / GiB) + "g"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 		else if (value >= MiB && (value % MiB) == 0)
-			s = String.valueOf(value / MiB) + " m"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			s = String.valueOf(value / MiB) + "m"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 		else if (value >= KiB && (value % KiB) == 0)
-			s = String.valueOf(value / KiB) + " k"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			s = String.valueOf(value / KiB) + "k"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 		else
 			s = String.valueOf(value);