diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index e6318943ad07..58353835497d 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
  * NET		An implementation of the SOCKET network access protocol.
  *
@@ -1918,7 +1919,7 @@ static int ___sys_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct user_msghdr __user *msg,
 	struct sockaddr_storage address;
 	struct iovec iovstack[UIO_FASTIOV], *iov = iovstack;
 	unsigned char ctl[sizeof(struct cmsghdr) + 20]
-	    __attribute__ ((aligned(sizeof(__kernel_size_t))));
+				__aligned(sizeof(__kernel_size_t));
 	/* 20 is size of ipv6_pktinfo */
 	unsigned char *ctl_buf = ctl;
 	int ctl_len;