diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
index 21ba42a0fe1..72b94a57b4a 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ Intended for `eldoc-documentation-functions' (which see)."
   "Document variable at point.
 Intended for `eldoc-documentation-functions' (which see)."
   (let* ((sym (elisp--current-symbol))
-        (docstring (and sym (elisp-get-var-docstring sym))))
+         (docstring (and sym (elisp-get-var-docstring sym))))
     (when docstring
       (funcall callback docstring
                :thing sym