diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/base.xml b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/base.xml
index c1d00ace848..b1b17e289d9 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/base.xml
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/base.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Base logback configuration provided for compatibility with Spring Boot 1.1
 
 <included>
 	<include resource="org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/defaults.xml" />
-	<property name="LOG_FILE" value="${LOG_FILE:-${LOG_PATH:-${LOG_TEMP:-${java.io.tmpdir:-/tmp}}/}spring.log}"/>
+	<property name="LOG_FILE" value="${LOG_FILE:-${LOG_PATH:-${LOG_TEMP:-${java.io.tmpdir:-/tmp}}}/spring.log}"/>
 	<include resource="org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/console-appender.xml" />
 	<include resource="org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/file-appender.xml" />
 	<root level="INFO">