diff --git a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/bitops.h b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/bitops.h
index c4c33819c..96db548d6 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/bitops.h
+++ b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/bitops.h
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ _INLINE_ __u32 ext2fs_swab32(__u32 val)
 #if !defined(_EXT2_HAVE_ASM_FINDBIT_)
 _INLINE_ int ext2fs_find_first_bit_set(void * addr, unsigned size)
 {
-	char	*cp = (unsigned char *) addr;
-	int 	res = 0, d0;
+	unsigned char *cp = (unsigned char *) addr;
+	int res = 0, d0;
 
 	if (!size)
 		return 0;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ _INLINE_ int ext2fs_find_first_bit_set(void * addr, unsigned size)
 	d0 = ffs(*cp);
 	if (d0 == 0)
 		return size;
-	
+
 	return res + d0 - 1;
 }