diff --git a/libvips/include/vips/type.h b/libvips/include/vips/type.h
index 0cc2a275..2ca154d8 100644
--- a/libvips/include/vips/type.h
+++ b/libvips/include/vips/type.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void *vips_area_get_data( VipsArea *area,
 #define VIPS_ARRAY_ADDR( X, I ) \
 	(((I) >= 0 && (I) < VIPS_AREA( X )->n) ? \
 	 (void *) ((VipsPel *) VIPS_AREA( X )->data + \
-	  	VIPS_AREA( X )->sizeof_type * (I)) : \
+		VIPS_AREA( X )->sizeof_type * (I)) : \
 	 (fprintf( stderr, \
 		"VIPS_ARRAY_ADDR: index out of bounds, " \
 		"file \"%s\", line %d\n" \
diff --git a/tools/vipsedit.c b/tools/vipsedit.c
index b2b0e748..a5b01d72 100644
--- a/tools/vipsedit.c
+++ b/tools/vipsedit.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Copyright K.Martinez 30/6/93
 #include <vips/internal.h>
 #include <vips/debug.h>
 
-/* We have to represent all header fields as char* so we can spot unset args
+/* We have to represent all header fields as char * so we can spot unset args
  * safely.
  */
 static char *xsize = NULL;