diff --git a/contrib/uncrustify.cfg b/contrib/uncrustify.cfg
index 72520189..c751b42a 100644
--- a/contrib/uncrustify.cfg
+++ b/contrib/uncrustify.cfg
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ sp_before_sparen = add
 sp_inside_fparen = remove
 sp_inside_sparen = remove
 
+# Add or remove space around compare operator '<', '>', '==', etc
+sp_compare                                = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
+
 # add space before function call and decl: "foo (x)"
 sp_func_call_paren = add
 sp_func_proto_paren = add