diff --git a/test/exception.cpp b/test/exception.cpp
index 050513c..2c437e4 100644
--- a/test/exception.cpp
+++ b/test/exception.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 TEST(ExceptionTest, Construct)
 {
     const int code = EINTR;
-    const char *const prefix = "construct_test";
+    const char* const prefix = "construct_test";
 
     std::system_error expected(code, std::generic_category(), prefix);
     SdEventError err(code, prefix);