diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
index e77e132398..9c4cb39229 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ TermView::_DoSecondaryMouseDropAction(BMessage* msg)
 	}
 
 	if (listContainsDirectory && action == kCopyFiles)
-		outString += " -R";
+		outString += "-R ";
 
 	outString += itemString;