diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
index bf3a310aa3b..61cc8ca7f88 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ngx_os_init(ngx_log_t *log)
 
     if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlmt) == -1) {
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, errno,
-                      "getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE) failed)");
+                      "getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE) failed");
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }