diff --git a/master/fsm_slave_scan.c b/master/fsm_slave_scan.c
index ab205fdf64d3f7fcd1504101e021f97f682fa548..ebce77cda15794e9f2c7e380fb306b07f593ffe8 100644
--- a/master/fsm_slave_scan.c
+++ b/master/fsm_slave_scan.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void ec_fsm_slave_scan_state_base(
         slave->base_fmmu_count = EC_MAX_FMMUS;
     }
 
-    slave->base_sync_count = EC_READ_U8 (datagram->data + 5);
+    slave->base_sync_count = EC_READ_U8(datagram->data + 5);
     if (slave->base_sync_count > EC_MAX_SYNC_MANAGERS) {
         EC_WARN("Slave %u provides more sync managers (%u) than the master can"
                 " handle (%u).\n", slave->ring_position,