diff --git a/examples/ellswift.c b/examples/ellswift.c
index 54555e7c53..e6159f36c9 100644
--- a/examples/ellswift.c
+++ b/examples/ellswift.c
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ int main(void) {
 
     /*** Generate secret keys ***/
 
-/* If the secret key is zero or out of range (greater than secp256k1's
-* order), we return 1. Note that the probability of this occurring
-* is negligible with a properly functioning random number generator. */
+    /* If the secret key is zero or out of range (greater than secp256k1's
+     * order), we return 1. Note that the probability of this occurring
+     * is negligible with a properly functioning random number generator. */
     if (!fill_random(seckey1, sizeof(seckey1)) || !fill_random(seckey2, sizeof(seckey2))) {
         printf("Failed to generate randomness\n");
         return 1;