diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-delay.c b/drivers/md/dm-delay.c
index 0fd1f7c2e1626a0032cab80873f60d17798fc756..719f871bbd56ccbaead06a1059b7a21af10f3ada 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-delay.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-delay.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int delay_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 		       (unsigned long long) dc->start_read,
 		       dc->read_delay);
 		if (dc->dev_write)
-			DMEMIT("%s %llu %u", dc->dev_write->name,
+			DMEMIT(" %s %llu %u", dc->dev_write->name,
 			       (unsigned long long) dc->start_write,
 			       dc->write_delay);
 		break;