diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/lm/lm.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/lm/lm.cpp
index 2843e0e408..7ff9c37f31 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/lm/lm.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/lm/lm.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ private:
         if (line) {
             output += std::to_string(line) + ':';
         }
-        if (output.back() == ':') {
+        if (output.length() > 0 && output.back() == ':') {
             output += ' ';
         }
         output += message;