diff --git a/contrib/uncrustify.cfg b/contrib/uncrustify.cfg
index c751b42a..c21b15b7 100644
--- a/contrib/uncrustify.cfg
+++ b/contrib/uncrustify.cfg
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ sp_inside_fparen = remove
 sp_inside_sparen = remove
 
 # Add or remove space around compare operator '<', '>', '==', etc
-sp_compare                                = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_compare                                = add    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # add space before function call and decl: "foo (x)"
 sp_func_call_paren = add