diff --git a/src/H5Ofill.c b/src/H5Ofill.c
index f7be8f4f38..50680392e6 100644
--- a/src/H5Ofill.c
+++ b/src/H5Ofill.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static void *
 H5O__fill_old_decode(H5F_t *f, H5O_t *open_oh, unsigned H5_ATTR_UNUSED mesg_flags,
                      unsigned H5_ATTR_UNUSED *ioflags, size_t p_size, const uint8_t *p)
 {
-    H5O_fill_t *   fill      = NULL;           /* Decoded fill value message */
+    H5O_fill_t *   fill      = NULL; /* Decoded fill value message */
     htri_t         exists    = FALSE;
     H5T_t *        dt        = NULL;
     const uint8_t *p_end     = p + p_size - 1; /* End of the p buffer */
diff --git a/src/H5Olayout.c b/src/H5Olayout.c
index a3055445e3..651e317a2c 100644
--- a/src/H5Olayout.c
+++ b/src/H5Olayout.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ H5O__layout_decode(H5F_t *f, H5O_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED *open_oh, unsigned H5_ATTR_UNU
     H5O_layout_t * mesg       = NULL;
     uint8_t *      heap_block = NULL;
     unsigned       u;
-    const uint8_t *p_end      = p + p_size - 1; /* End of the p buffer */
-    void *         ret_value  = NULL;           /* Return value */
+    const uint8_t *p_end     = p + p_size - 1; /* End of the p buffer */
+    void *         ret_value = NULL;           /* Return value */
 
     FUNC_ENTER_STATIC