diff --git a/src/odb/include/odb/dbStream.h b/src/odb/include/odb/dbStream.h
index da39539b7c2..d3823394445 100644
--- a/src/odb/include/odb/dbStream.h
+++ b/src/odb/include/odb/dbStream.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class dbOStream
       return *this;
     } else {
       *this << std::get<I>(tup);
-      return ((*this).operator<<<I + 1>(tup));
+      return ((*this).operator << <I + 1>(tup));
     }
   }