diff --git a/tests/kernel/critical/src/critical.c b/tests/kernel/critical/src/critical.c
index 80d87d18725..f30dc0760dd 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/critical/src/critical.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/critical/src/critical.c
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ void RegressionTask(void *arg1, void *arg2, void *arg3)
 
 	/* Wait for AlternateTask() to complete */
 	zassert_true(k_sem_take(&REGRESS_SEM, TEST_TIMEOUT) == 0,
-		    "Timed out waiting for REGRESS_SEM");
+		     "Timed out waiting for REGRESS_SEM");
 
 	zassert_equal(criticalVar, nCalls + altTaskIterations,
-		     "Unexpected value for <criticalVar>");
+		      "Unexpected value for <criticalVar>");
 
 	k_sched_time_slice_set(10, 10);
 
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ void RegressionTask(void *arg1, void *arg2, void *arg3)
 
 	/* Wait for AlternateTask() to finish */
 	zassert_true(k_sem_take(&REGRESS_SEM, TEST_TIMEOUT) == 0,
-		    "Timed out waiting for REGRESS_SEM");
+		     "Timed out waiting for REGRESS_SEM");
 
 	zassert_equal(criticalVar, nCalls + altTaskIterations,
-		     "Unexpected value for <criticalVar>");
+		      "Unexpected value for <criticalVar>");
 
 	k_sem_give(&TEST_SEM);
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void test_critical(void)
 	start_threads();
 
 	zassert_true(k_sem_take(&TEST_SEM, TEST_TIMEOUT * 2) == 0,
-		    "Timed out waiting for TEST_SEM");
+		     "Timed out waiting for TEST_SEM");
 }
 
 void test_main(void)