diff --git a/moderncvheadiii.sty b/moderncvheadiii.sty
index fa80e59..6919dee 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiii.sty
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
   \parbox{\makeheaddetailswidth}{%
     \centering%
     % name and title
-    \firstnamestyle{\@firstname~}\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
+    \firstnamestyle{\@firstname\ }\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
     \ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\titlestyle{~|~\@title}}% \isundefined doesn't work on \@title, as LaTeX itself defines \@title (before it possibly gets redefined by \title)
     % optional detailed information
     \if@details{%
diff --git a/moderncvheadiv.sty b/moderncvheadiv.sty
index eb12d40..c856a95 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiv.sty
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     {\setlength{\makecvheadnamewidth}{\textwidth-\makecvheadpicturewidth}}%
     {}%
   \begin{minipage}[b]{\makecvheadnamewidth}%
-    \firstnamestyle{\@firstname~}\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
+    \firstnamestyle{\@firstname\ }\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
     \ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\\[1.25em]\titlestyle{\@title}}%
   \end{minipage}%
   % optional photo
diff --git a/moderncvheadv.sty b/moderncvheadv.sty
index 5c25083..2431ab3 100644
--- a/moderncvheadv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadv.sty
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
       % name and optional title
       \newlength{\makecvheadpictureboxskip}%
       \setlength{\makecvheadpictureboxskip}{\totalheightof{\usebox{\makecvheadpicturebox}}}%
-      \firstnamestyle{\@firstname~}\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
+      \firstnamestyle{\@firstname\ }\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
 	  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{
 	    \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@quote}}%
         {}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadvi.sty b/moderncvheadvi.sty
index 2b6971e..405fdf2 100644
--- a/moderncvheadvi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadvi.sty
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   \setlength{\makeheaddetailswidth}{\textwidth}%
   % name and title
   \if@left\hfill\fi%
-  \firstnamestyle{\@firstname~}\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
+  \firstnamestyle{\@firstname\ }\lastnamestyle{\@lastname}%
   \ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\titlestyle{~|~\@title}}\\[-.35em]% \isundefined doesn't work on \@title, as LaTeX itself defines \@title (before it possibly gets redefined by \title)
   % rule
   {\color{bodyrulecolor}\rule{\textwidth}{.25ex}}}