diff --git a/src/basic/dirent-util.c b/src/basic/dirent-util.c
index 5dad9c2032..2d0c10f6fe 100644
--- a/src/basic/dirent-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/dirent-util.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool dirent_is_file_with_suffix(const struct dirent *de, const char *suffix) {
         return endswith(de->d_name, suffix);
 }
 
-struct dirent *readdir_ensure_type(DIR *d) {
+struct dirent* readdir_ensure_type(DIR *d) {
         int r;
 
         assert(d);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct dirent *readdir_ensure_type(DIR *d) {
         }
 }
 
-struct dirent *readdir_no_dot(DIR *d) {
+struct dirent* readdir_no_dot(DIR *d) {
         assert(d);
 
         for (;;) {
diff --git a/src/basic/dirent-util.h b/src/basic/dirent-util.h
index 14fde59c99..2f1df3cf66 100644
--- a/src/basic/dirent-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/dirent-util.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ bool dirent_is_file(const struct dirent *de) _pure_;
 bool dirent_is_file_with_suffix(const struct dirent *de, const char *suffix) _pure_;
 int dirent_ensure_type(int dir_fd, struct dirent *de);
 
-struct dirent *readdir_ensure_type(DIR *d);
-struct dirent *readdir_no_dot(DIR *dirp);
+struct dirent* readdir_ensure_type(DIR *d);
+struct dirent* readdir_no_dot(DIR *dirp);
 
 #define FOREACH_DIRENT_ALL(de, d, on_error)                             \
         for (struct dirent *(de) = readdir_ensure_type(d);; (de) = readdir_ensure_type(d)) \