diff --git a/src/codegen/c.zig b/src/codegen/c.zig
index e7dadf6df2..736eb02973 100644
--- a/src/codegen/c.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/c.zig
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ const reserved_idents = std.ComptimeStringMap(void, .{
     .{ "register", {} },
     .{ "restrict", {} },
     .{ "return", {} },
-    .{ "short ", {} },
+    .{ "short", {} },
     .{ "signed", {} },
     .{ "size_t", {} },
     .{ "sizeof", {} },