diff --git a/utils/hwloc/hwloc-distrib.c b/utils/hwloc/hwloc-distrib.c
index 39946d65e6..eb8144b436 100644
--- a/utils/hwloc/hwloc-distrib.c
+++ b/utils/hwloc/hwloc-distrib.c
@@ -314,12 +314,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     } else if (policy == SCATTER){
 	    it = hwloc_distrib_iterator_scatter(topology, *policy_types, dflags);
     } else {
-	    it = hwloc_distrib_build_iterator(topology,
-					      &root,
-					      1,
-					      policy_types,
-					      num_types,
-					      dflags);
+	    it = hwloc_distrib_build_iterator(topology, &root, 1, policy_types, num_types, dflags);
     }
     if (it == NULL)
 	    return EXIT_FAILURE;