diff --git a/contrib/plugins/howvec.c b/contrib/plugins/howvec.c
index 6e602aaccf..2f892da17d 100644
--- a/contrib/plugins/howvec.c
+++ b/contrib/plugins/howvec.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void vcpu_insn_exec_before(unsigned int cpu_index, void *udata)
     (*count)++;
 }
 
-static uint64_t * find_counter(struct qemu_plugin_insn *insn)
+static uint64_t *find_counter(struct qemu_plugin_insn *insn)
 {
     int i;
     uint64_t *cnt = NULL;