diff --git a/src/objnam.c b/src/objnam.c
index b72c00702..61c277d5e 100644
--- a/src/objnam.c
+++ b/src/objnam.c
@@ -2454,7 +2454,7 @@ singplur_compound(char *str)
           " versus ", " from ",    " in ",
           " on ",     " a la ",    " with", /* " with "? */
           " de ",     " d'",       " du ",
-          "-in-",     "-at-",      " au ",
+          " au ",     "-in-",      "-at-",
           0
         }, /* list of first characters for all compounds[] entries */
         compound_start[] = " -";