diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/talloc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/talloc/default.nix
index 024531a3027..125e6b389e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/talloc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/talloc/default.nix
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--builtin-libraries=replace"
   ];
 
-  postInstall = ''		
-    ar qf $out/lib/libtalloc.a bin/default/talloc_[0-9]*.o		
+  postInstall = ''
+    ar q $out/lib/libtalloc.a bin/default/talloc_[0-9]*.o
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {