diff --git a/litestar/handlers/http_handlers/decorators.py b/litestar/handlers/http_handlers/decorators.py
index 655c6d4b26..a89c311037 100644
--- a/litestar/handlers/http_handlers/decorators.py
+++ b/litestar/handlers/http_handlers/decorators.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 class _SubclassWarningMixin:
     def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         warnings.warn(
-            "Semantic HTTP route handler classes are deprecated and will be replaced by"
+            "Semantic HTTP route handler classes are deprecated and will be replaced by "
             "functional decorators in Litestar 3.0.",
             category=DeprecationWarning,
             stacklevel=2,