diff --git a/tools/libvirt-guests.sh.in b/tools/libvirt-guests.sh.in
index 7f74b85c19..7380b4b809 100644
--- a/tools/libvirt-guests.sh.in
+++ b/tools/libvirt-guests.sh.in
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ stop() {
         fi
 
         if [ -n "$list" ]; then
-            echo "$uri" "$list" >>"$LISTFILE"
+            echo "$uri" $list >>"$LISTFILE"
         fi
     done
     set +f