diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/format_msg.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/format_msg.c
index 879e581256e..adc116e20a1 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/format_msg.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/format_msg.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void format_add_char(struct _format_message_data *fmd, WCHAR c)
             LPWSTR notspace;
             if (fmd->space) {
                 notspace = fmd->space;
-                while (*notspace == ' ' && notspace != fmd->t)
+                while (notspace != fmd->t && *notspace == ' ')
                     notspace++;
             } else
                 notspace = fmd->space = fmd->t;
diff --git a/reactos/media/doc/README.WINE b/reactos/media/doc/README.WINE
index 8edeb3a2cb0..ec6bf0450fb 100644
--- a/reactos/media/doc/README.WINE
+++ b/reactos/media/doc/README.WINE
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ kernel32 -
   reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/casemap.c     # Synced in r52754
   reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/chartype.c    # Synced in r52754
   reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/collation.c   # Synced in r52754
-  reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/format_msg.c  # Synced to Wine-1.5.4
+  reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/format_msg.c  # Synced to Wine-1.7.27
   reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/lang.c        # Synced in r52754
   reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/lcformat.c    # Synced in r52754
   reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/winnls/string/nls.c         # Synced in r52754