--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/nativeGC01/libnativeGC01.cpp	Mon Oct 22 17:00:04 2018 -0700
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/nativeGC01/libnativeGC01.cpp	Mon Oct 22 19:31:41 2018 -0700
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 
 /*
- * A C function that takes a reference to java Object( a circular Linked list)
+ * A C function that takes a reference to java Object (a circular Linked list)
  * and utilizes this reference to do a java method callback to determine the
  * number of elements in the linked list
  */
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
            */
 
         clss = env->GetObjectClass(linked_list);
-        mid2 = env->GetMethodID(clss, "getLength", "()I" );
-        if (mid2  == 0) {
+        mid2 = env->GetMethodID(clss, "getLength", "()I");
+        if (mid2 == 0) {
                 printf("couldnt locate method getLength()");
                 return -1;
         }