diff --git a/Classes/ViewHelpers/Backend/TranslationLinksViewHelper.php b/Classes/ViewHelpers/Backend/TranslationLinksViewHelper.php
index 5659c8a14d232caeb25422da2b44aca6fb4e519e..466edb9c78ac9de6b5861735d5a7849f75d47373 100644
--- a/Classes/ViewHelpers/Backend/TranslationLinksViewHelper.php
+++ b/Classes/ViewHelpers/Backend/TranslationLinksViewHelper.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class TranslationLinksViewHelper extends AbstractViewHelper {
 							]);
 					}
 
-					$out .= '<a href="' . $link . '" title="'. $language['title'] . ' [' . $editLabel . ']" >'
+					$out .= ' <a href="' . $link . '" title="'. $language['title'] . ' [' . $editLabel . ']" >'
 						. $iconFactory->getIcon($language['flag'], Icon::SIZE_SMALL)->render()
 						. '</a>';
 				} else {