diff --git a/vtkm/TopologyElementTag.h b/vtkm/TopologyElementTag.h
index 1b392ed9d..21582ada9 100644
--- a/vtkm/TopologyElementTag.h
+++ b/vtkm/TopologyElementTag.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct TopologyElementTagCheck<vtkm::TopologyElementTagFace> : std::true_type
 
 #define VTKM_IS_TOPOLOGY_ELEMENT_TAG(type) \
   static_assert( ::vtkm::internal::TopologyElementTagCheck<type>::value, \
-                  "Invalid Topology Element Tag being used");
+                  "Invalid Topology Element Tag being used")
 
 } // namespace internal