diff --git a/wp-includes/post-template.php b/wp-includes/post-template.php
index f0d1eab56..7f849167b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function get_the_content($more_link_text = '(more...)', $stripteaser = 0, $more_
} else {
$output = balanceTags($output);
if ( ! empty($more_link_text) )
- $output .= ' $more_link_text";
+ $output .= ' $more_link_text";
}
}