diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c b/drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c
index a4a407f7052abcc2c47827096889e978aabb0aac..8fd0f2ba57b47c96c15d99e56f4a3ba7f448bab9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void kvp_get_os_info(void)
 
 	uname(&uts_buf);
 	os_build = uts_buf.release;
-	processor_arch= uts_buf.machine;
+	processor_arch = uts_buf.machine;
 
 	file = fopen("/etc/SuSE-release", "r");
 	if (file != NULL)