diff --git a/scripts/generate_object_properties.cr b/scripts/generate_object_properties.cr
index 38c7a4d8d1d9..ced3e7d69028 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_object_properties.cr
+++ b/scripts/generate_object_properties.cr
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct Generator
 
   def def_getter!
     <<-TEXT
-          def #{@method_prefix}{{var_name}}? {% if type %} : {{type}}? \{% end %}
+          def #{@method_prefix}{{var_name}}? {% if type %} : {{type}}? {% end %}
             #{@var_prefix}{{var_name}}
           end