diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/ValidationUtils.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/ValidationUtils.java
index 263558009cd1..7744ba60abc1 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/ValidationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/ValidationUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public static void rejectIfEmptyOrWhitespace(
 
 		Assert.notNull(errors, "Errors object must not be null");
 		Object value = errors.getFieldValue(field);
-		if (value == null ||!StringUtils.hasText(value.toString())) {
+		if (value == null || !StringUtils.hasText(value.toString())) {
 			errors.rejectValue(field, errorCode, errorArgs, defaultMessage);
 		}
 	}