diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index cb1067c92..4e6eba147 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Example {
  
 // Declare globals at the top
 int g_foo = 0;
-char* g_some_pointer; // Notice the position of the *
+char *g_some_pointer; // Notice the position of the *
  
 enum SomeEnum {
     COLOR_RED,