diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.cpp b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.cpp
index 2b454e2f63b..b12fc0477d1 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.cpp
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ QgsSqliteHandle *QgsSqliteHandle::openDb( const QString &dbPath, bool shared )
   return handle;
 }
 
-void QgsSqliteHandle::closeDb( QgsSqliteHandle*&handle )
+void QgsSqliteHandle::closeDb( QgsSqliteHandle *&handle )
 {
   if ( handle->ref == -1 )
   {
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.h b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.h
index 87a76d2528e..c14381a079b 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.h
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteconnection.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class QgsSqliteHandle
 
     static QgsSqliteHandle *openDb( const QString &dbPath, bool shared = true );
     static bool checkMetadata( sqlite3 *handle );
-    static void closeDb( QgsSqliteHandle*&handle );
+    static void closeDb( QgsSqliteHandle *&handle );
 
     /**
      * Will close any cached connection