diff --git a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
index 78f62a733b9d6..2c3a4ad684281 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int db_export__sample(struct db_export *dbe, union perf_event *event,
 		      struct perf_sample *sample, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		      struct addr_location *al)
 {
-	struct thread* thread = al->thread;
+	struct thread *thread = al->thread;
 	struct export_sample es = {
 		.event = event,
 		.sample = sample,