diff --git a/scst/src/scst_lib.c b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
index ecde072c5..da49e0c15 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_lib.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
@@ -3873,7 +3873,7 @@ found:
 			t->acg_dev->acg->acg_io_grouping_type);
 	} else {
 		res = t;
-		if (!*(volatile bool*)&res->active_cmd_threads->io_context_ready) {
+		if (!*(volatile bool *)&res->active_cmd_threads->io_context_ready) {
 			TRACE_DBG("IO context for t %p not yet "
 				"initialized, waiting...", t);
 			msleep(100);
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_main.c b/scst/src/scst_main.c
index 2be0ab797..d3e99cbac 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_main.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_main.c
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ out_wait:
 		 * Wait for io_context gets initialized to avoid possible races
 		 * for it from the sharing it tgt_devs.
 		 */
-		while (!*(volatile bool*)&cmd_threads->io_context_ready) {
+		while (!*(volatile bool *)&cmd_threads->io_context_ready) {
 			TRACE_DBG("Waiting for io_context for cmd_threads %p "
 				"initialized", cmd_threads);
 			msleep(50);