diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index 7055883e6e25..936799f042cc 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ static int madvise_need_mmap_write(int behavior)
  * We can potentially split a vm area into separate
  * areas, each area with its own behavior.
  */
-static long madvise_behavior(struct vm_area_struct * vma,
+static long madvise_behavior(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		     struct vm_area_struct **prev,
 		     unsigned long start, unsigned long end, int behavior)
 {
-	struct mm_struct * mm = vma->vm_mm;
+	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
 	int error = 0;
 	pgoff_t pgoff;
 	unsigned long new_flags = vma->vm_flags;
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ static void force_shm_swapin_readahead(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 /*
  * Schedule all required I/O operations.  Do not wait for completion.
  */
-static long madvise_willneed(struct vm_area_struct * vma,
-			     struct vm_area_struct ** prev,
+static long madvise_willneed(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+			     struct vm_area_struct **prev,
 			     unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct file *file = vma->vm_file;
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ static long madvise_willneed(struct vm_area_struct * vma,
  * An interface that causes the system to free clean pages and flush
  * dirty pages is already available as msync(MS_INVALIDATE).
  */
-static long madvise_dontneed(struct vm_area_struct * vma,
-			     struct vm_area_struct ** prev,
+static long madvise_dontneed(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+			     struct vm_area_struct **prev,
 			     unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
 	*prev = vma;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ madvise_behavior_valid(int behavior)
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(madvise, unsigned long, start, size_t, len_in, int, behavior)
 {
 	unsigned long end, tmp;
-	struct vm_area_struct * vma, *prev;
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma, *prev;
 	int unmapped_error = 0;
 	int error = -EINVAL;
 	int write;