diff --git a/src/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java b/src/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
index cde5d94b..67bfee03 100644
--- a/src/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
+++ b/src/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
             out.append(c);
         }
 
-        if (space) {
+        if (space && out.charAt(out.length() - 1) == ' ') {
             out.deleteCharAt(out.length() - 1);
             out.append("\\u0020");
         }