diff --git a/src/sim/system.cc b/src/sim/system.cc
index 5600542ad7..93902affa2 100644
--- a/src/sim/system.cc
+++ b/src/sim/system.cc
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ std::string
 System::stripSystemName(const std::string& requestor_name) const
 {
     if (startswith(requestor_name, name())) {
-        return requestor_name.substr(name().size());
+        return requestor_name.substr(name().size() + 1);
     } else {
         return requestor_name;
     }