diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c
index 60d2b0f12693..8d3dbdce04ff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ struct config_llog_data *config_log_find(char *logname,
 {
 	struct config_llog_data *cld;
 	struct config_llog_data *found = NULL;
-	void *		   instance;
+	void *instance;
 
 	LASSERT(logname != NULL);