diff --git a/src/libsys/asm/kernel.S b/src/libsys/asm/kernel.S
index c8c17da..44b20e8 100644
--- a/src/libsys/asm/kernel.S
+++ b/src/libsys/asm/kernel.S
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ LEAF(_xcpt_handler)
 		
 		/* allocate exception stack frame (on 8-byte boundary) */
 		li k1, XCP_SIZE
-                subu k1, sp, k1
-                srl k1, 3 	/* shift right/left -> alligned on boundary */
+		subu k1, sp, k1
+		srl k1, 3 	/* shift right/left -> alligned on boundary */
 		sll k1, 3
 
 		/* save enough registers to get by */