diff --git a/src/hashset.hpp b/src/hashset.hpp
index 68043ada..2031ceec 100644
--- a/src/hashset.hpp
+++ b/src/hashset.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ uint64_t
 vt_hash_const_string(const char *key_)
 {
   uint64_t hash = 0xcbf29ce484222325ull;
+
   while( *key )
     hash = ( (unsigned char)*key++ ^ hash ) * 0x100000001b3ull;