diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index ae160a0bcc9..55479a2f760 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Defines the Google C++ style for automatic reformatting.
 # http://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.html
 BasedOnStyle: Google
+DerivePointerAlignment: false
 MaxEmptyLinesToKeep: 1