diff --git a/i2c_helper_linux.c b/i2c_helper_linux.c
index 774450527..963c39965 100644
--- a/i2c_helper_linux.c
+++ b/i2c_helper_linux.c
@@ -50,13 +50,12 @@ int i2c_open_path(const char *path, uint16_t addr, int force)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		msg_perr("Unable to set I2C slave address to 0x%02x: %s.\n", addr, strerror(errno));
 		i2c_close(fd);
-                return ret;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	return fd;
 }
 
-
 int i2c_open(int bus, uint16_t addr, int force)
 {
 	char dev[sizeof(I2C_DEV_PREFIX)] = {0};