diff --git a/src/engine.c b/src/engine.c
index 71f8c6910f918eac239560152f18acff5f0315e1..b9bdacbe2d00a8e4c56f2ebb5ab4c2ec247a527f 100644
--- a/src/engine.c
+++ b/src/engine.c
@@ -4977,7 +4977,7 @@ void engine_init(struct engine *e, struct space *s, struct swift_params *params,
   parser_get_opt_param_string(params, "MetaData:run_name", e->run_name,
                               "Untitled SWIFT simulation");
   if (strlen(e->run_name) == 0) {
-    error("The run name in the parameter file cannot be an empty string.")
+    error("The run name in the parameter file cannot be an empty string.");
   }
   if (e->nodeID == 0) message("Running simulation '%s'.", e->run_name);