diff --git a/src/ausearch-report.c b/src/ausearch-report.c
index 4cf85d8c7..cabf7ac5e 100644
--- a/src/ausearch-report.c
+++ b/src/ausearch-report.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void output_interpreted_record(const lnode *n, const event *e)
 
 		// look back to last space - this is name
 		name = ptr;
-		while (*name != ' ' && name > str)
+		while (name > str && name[-1] != ' ')
 			--name;
 		*ptr++ = 0;