diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index 4160ead598..dfbb1cedc0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -4602,7 +4602,8 @@ (define-public emacs-exwm
                               (require 'exwm)
                               (require 'exwm-config)
                               (exwm-config-default)
-                              (message "exwm configuration not found. Falling back to default configuration..."))))))
+                              (message (concat "exwm configuration not found. "
+                                               "Falling back to default configuration...")))))))
                (chmod exwm-executable #o555)
                #t))))))
     (home-page "https://github.com/ch11ng/exwm")