diff --git a/src/fix_balance.cpp b/src/fix_balance.cpp
index 76b71aafa9..ae1d00db8f 100644
--- a/src/fix_balance.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_balance.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void FixBalance::rebalance()
     imbprev = imbfinal = imbnow;
     return;
   }
-  
+
   imbprev = imbnow;
 
   // invoke balancer and reset comm->uniform flag