diff --git a/include/realtime_tools/realtime_helpers.hpp b/include/realtime_tools/realtime_helpers.hpp
index 6fea1fa2..3a631976 100644
--- a/include/realtime_tools/realtime_helpers.hpp
+++ b/include/realtime_tools/realtime_helpers.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // and using HANDLE macro to avoid polluting all the downstream
 // compilation units that include the public header realtime_helpers.hpp
 // with problematic macros like MIN, MAX or ERROR
-using NATIVE_THREAD_HANDLE = void*;
+using NATIVE_THREAD_HANDLE = void *;
 #else
 using NATIVE_THREAD_HANDLE = pthread_t;
 #endif