diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
index 7067dfb8..85ad4c2b 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function __powerline_scm_prompt() {
 		elif [[ "${SCM_SVN_CHAR}" == "${SCM_CHAR}" ]]; then
 			scm_prompt+="${SCM_CHAR}${SCM_BRANCH}${SCM_STATE}"
 		fi
-		echo "${scm_prompt?}${scm?}|${color}"
+		echo "${scm_prompt?}|${color}"
 	fi
 }