diff --git a/pform.cc b/pform.cc
index f071d1fbf..029e6cb32 100644
--- a/pform.cc
+++ b/pform.cc
@@ -3696,7 +3696,7 @@ int pform_parse(const char*path)
       if (vl_input != stdin) {
 	    if (ivlpp_string)
 		  pclose(vl_input);
-	    else 
+	    else
 		  fclose(vl_input);
       }