diff --git a/lisp/vc.el b/lisp/vc.el
index 19b2f0f4a72..9a782b4f11d 100644
--- a/lisp/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc.el
@@ -3310,8 +3310,8 @@ The annotations are relative to the current time, unless overridden by OFFSET."
       (let* ((color (or (vc-annotate-compcar difference vc-annotate-color-map)
 			(cons nil vc-annotate-very-old-color)))
 	     ;; substring from index 1 to remove any leading `#' in the name
-	     (face-name (concat "vc-annotate-face-" 
-				(if (string-equal 
+	     (face-name (concat "vc-annotate-face-"
+				(if (string-equal
 				     (substring (cdr color) 0 1) "#")
 				    (substring (cdr color) 1)
 				  (cdr color))))