diff --git a/drivers/md/linear.c b/drivers/md/linear.c
index c625ddb..d5ecd2d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/linear.c
+++ b/drivers/md/linear.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static linear_conf_t *linear_conf(mddev_t *mddev, int raid_disks)
 	for (i=0; i < cnt-1 ; i++) {
 		sector_t sz = 0;
 		int j;
-		for (j=i; i<cnt-1 && sz < min_spacing ; j++)
+		for (j = i; j < cnt - 1 && sz < min_spacing; j++)
 			sz += conf->disks[j].size;
 		if (sz >= min_spacing && sz < conf->hash_spacing)
 			conf->hash_spacing = sz;