diff --git a/contrib/uncrustify.cfg b/contrib/uncrustify.cfg
index c21b15b7..8b4cf3dc 100644
--- a/contrib/uncrustify.cfg
+++ b/contrib/uncrustify.cfg
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ sp_before_assign = add
 sp_after_assign = add
 
 # we want "char *foo;"
+sp_before_ptr_star = add
 sp_after_ptr_star = remove
 sp_between_ptr_star = remove