diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index 88f8ebb99..2e8f8ff60 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -4851,7 +4851,9 @@ AstPackage *try_add_import_path(Parser *p, String const &path, String const &rel
 }
 
 gb_global Rune illegal_import_runes[] = {
-	'"', '\'', '`', ' ', '\t', '\r', '\n', '\v', '\f',
+	'"', '\'', '`',
+	// ' ',
+	'\t', '\r', '\n', '\v', '\f',
 	'\\', // NOTE(bill): Disallow windows style filepaths
 	'!', '$', '%', '^', '&', '*', '(', ')', '=', '+',
 	'[', ']', '{', '}',