diff --git a/src/atom_vec_ellipsoid.cpp b/src/atom_vec_ellipsoid.cpp
index 3bdeff67af..b4cb4616a7 100644
--- a/src/atom_vec_ellipsoid.cpp
+++ b/src/atom_vec_ellipsoid.cpp
@@ -533,8 +533,7 @@ void AtomVecEllipsoid::write_data_bonus(FILE *fp, int n, double *buf, int /*flag
    this may create or delete entry in bonus data
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void AtomVecEllipsoid::
-set_shape(int i, double shapex, double shapey, double shapez)
+void AtomVecEllipsoid::set_shape(int i, double shapex, double shapey, double shapez)
 {
   if (ellipsoid[i] < 0) {
     if (shapex == 0.0 && shapey == 0.0 && shapez == 0.0) return;