diff --git a/src/H5TSpool.c b/src/H5TSpool.c
index 378c22d7e9e..a4790546385 100644
--- a/src/H5TSpool.c
+++ b/src/H5TSpool.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ H5TS_pool_create(H5TS_pool_t **pool, unsigned num_threads)
             HGOTO_DONE(FAIL);
 
     /* Check for error when starting threads */
-    if(u != new_pool->num_threads) {
+    if (u != new_pool->num_threads) {
         /* Set # of threads successfully created (for joining them, in free routine) */
         new_pool->num_threads = u;
         HGOTO_DONE(FAIL);