diff --git a/core/stdlib/std.ncl b/core/stdlib/std.ncl
index 020cf12fb0..c937a0daed 100644
--- a/core/stdlib/std.ncl
+++ b/core/stdlib/std.ncl
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@
         if there is no such field.
       "%%
       = fun field default_value r =>
-        if std.record.has_field field r then 
+        if std.record.has_field field r then
           std.record.get field r
         else
           default_value,