diff --git a/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c b/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
index d1518eab39..5f4519dc99 100644
--- a/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
+++ b/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ valid_name(const char *name)
 {
     /* just try to filter out any dangerous characters in the name that can be
      * used to subvert the profile */
-    const char *bad = " /[]*";
+    const char *bad = "/[]*";
 
     if (strlen(name) == 0)
         return -1;