diff --git a/includes/api/ApiDelete.php b/includes/api/ApiDelete.php
index db8f7426d8a..8a4040dd803 100644
--- a/includes/api/ApiDelete.php
+++ b/includes/api/ApiDelete.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ApiDelete extends ApiBase {
 				$this->dieUsageMsg(current($retval));
 		} else {
 			$articleObj = new Article($titleObj);
-			if( $articleObj->isBigDeletion() && !$wgUser->isAllowed( 'bigdelete' ) ) {
+			if($articleObj->isBigDeletion() && !$wgUser->isAllowed('bigdelete')) {
 				global $wgDeleteRevisionsLimit;
 				$this->dieUsageMsg(array('delete-toobig', $wgDeleteRevisionsLimit));
 			}