diff --git a/gowrikumar/src/07-countbits.c b/gowrikumar/src/07-countbits.c
index 73a72dc..aad54a4 100644
--- a/gowrikumar/src/07-countbits.c
+++ b/gowrikumar/src/07-countbits.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int get_bit_count(unsigned int x)
     int i;
     int shift; /* Number of positions to shift to right*/
     for (i = 0, shift = 1; i < 5; i++, shift *= 2) {
-        x = (x & mask[i])+ ((x >> shift) & mask[i]);
+        x = (x & mask[i]) + ((x >> shift) & mask[i]);
     }
     return x;
 }