diff --git a/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/stringscutprefix.go b/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/stringscutprefix.go
index f04c0b2ebe8..c46d59060d5 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/stringscutprefix.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/stringscutprefix.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func stringscutprefix(pass *analysis.Pass) {
 									{
 										Pos:     call.Fun.Pos(),
 										End:     call.Fun.Pos(),
-										NewText: fmt.Appendf(nil, "%s, %s :=", after, okVarName),
+										NewText: fmt.Appendf(nil, "%s, %s := ", after, okVarName),
 									},
 									{
 										Pos:     call.Fun.Pos(),