diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state.rs
index 95d45f07e9d..921ac785e81 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state.rs
@@ -2077,7 +2077,6 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
             ast::ExprKind::Async(capture_clause, _, ref blk) => {
                 self.word_nbsp("async");
                 self.print_capture_clause(capture_clause);
-                self.s.space();
                 // cbox/ibox in analogy to the `ExprKind::Block` arm above
                 self.cbox(INDENT_UNIT);
                 self.ibox(0);
diff --git a/src/test/pretty/async.rs b/src/test/pretty/async.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..573e79bffd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/pretty/async.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// pp-exact
+// pretty-compare-only
+// edition:2021
+
+async fn f() {
+    let first = async { 1 };
+    let second = async move { 2 };
+    join(first, second).await
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/async-await/issues/issue-54752-async-block.rs b/src/test/ui/async-await/issues/issue-54752-async-block.rs
index c2840d7386f..a8165ae6c32 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/async-await/issues/issue-54752-async-block.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/async-await/issues/issue-54752-async-block.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 // edition:2018
 // pp-exact
 
-fn main() { let _a = (async  { }); }
+fn main() { let _a = (async { }); }
 //~^ WARNING unnecessary parentheses around assigned value
diff --git a/src/test/ui/async-await/issues/issue-54752-async-block.stderr b/src/test/ui/async-await/issues/issue-54752-async-block.stderr
index 0aea56ddb70..e3ed0b53356 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/async-await/issues/issue-54752-async-block.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/async-await/issues/issue-54752-async-block.stderr
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 warning: unnecessary parentheses around assigned value
   --> $DIR/issue-54752-async-block.rs:6:22
    |
-LL | fn main() { let _a = (async  { }); }
-   |                      ^          ^
+LL | fn main() { let _a = (async { }); }
+   |                      ^         ^
    |
    = note: `#[warn(unused_parens)]` on by default
 help: remove these parentheses
    |
-LL - fn main() { let _a = (async  { }); }
-LL + fn main() { let _a = async  { }; }
+LL - fn main() { let _a = (async { }); }
+LL + fn main() { let _a = async { }; }
    | 
 
 warning: 1 warning emitted