diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index 046ed4a8a1..f9a6c2c4a7 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func dumpGenesis(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	} else if ctx.IsSet(utils.DeveloperFlag.Name) && !ctx.IsSet(utils.DataDirFlag.Name) {
 		genesis = core.DeveloperGenesisBlock(11_500_000, nil)
 	}
-	
+
 	if genesis != nil {
 		if err := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(genesis); err != nil {
 			utils.Fatalf("could not encode genesis: %s", err)