diff --git a/src/libutil/file-system.cc b/src/libutil/file-system.cc
index cadcab96d..7b20e078b 100644
--- a/src/libutil/file-system.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/file-system.cc
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void deletePath(const fs::path & path)
     deletePath(path, dummy);
 }
 
-void createDir(const Path &path, mode_t mode)
+void createDir(const Path & path, mode_t mode)
 {
     if (mkdir(path.c_str(), mode) == -1)
         throw SysError("creating directory '%1%'", path);