diff --git a/stress-futex.c b/stress-futex.c
index 21c24077b..ba60b0e4c 100644
--- a/stress-futex.c
+++ b/stress-futex.c
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ int stress_futex(const args_t *args)
 				(*timeout)++;
 				if (*timeout > threshold) {
 					/*
-					 * Backoff for a short while and						 * start again
+					 * Backoff for a short while
+					 * and start again
 					 */
 					(void)shim_usleep(250000);
 					threshold += THRESHOLD;