diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index bbaf8cb45eb2ef60f3ad57cb5af6b04a8edf96bf..7297b56c28c7a150b8b89f536698e16b7aaba084 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static int tcp_v4_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 	const struct inet_request_sock *ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	struct flowi4 fl4;
 	int err = -1;
-	struct sk_buff * skb;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	/* First, grab a route. */
 	if (!dst && (dst = inet_csk_route_req(sk, &fl4, req)) == NULL)