diff --git a/libhdf4/hdf4dispatch.c b/libhdf4/hdf4dispatch.c
index 0efa305ef..4cb790bb2 100644
--- a/libhdf4/hdf4dispatch.c
+++ b/libhdf4/hdf4dispatch.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static const NC_Dispatch HDF4_dispatcher = {
     NC_NOTNC4_get_var_chunk_cache
 };
 
-const NC_Dispatch* HDF4_dispatch_table = NULL;
+const NC_Dispatch *HDF4_dispatch_table = NULL;
 
 /**
  * @internal Initialize HDF4 dispatch layer.