diff --git a/include/etl/private/bitset_new.h b/include/etl/private/bitset_new.h
index a439ffb4..cd9b28a9 100644
--- a/include/etl/private/bitset_new.h
+++ b/include/etl/private/bitset_new.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace etl
     {
     public:
 
-      typedef TElement            element_type;
+      typedef TElement        element_type;
       typedef TElement*       pointer;
       typedef const TElement* const_pointer;