diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d27f013e..ba511382 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ define define_module =
     $(build)/$($1_dir)/.config: config/$($1_config) $(build)/$($1_dir)/.canary
 	cp -a "$$<" "$$@"
   endif
-  
+
 
   # Use the module's configure variable to build itself
   $(build)/$($1_dir)/.configured: \
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ initrd.cpio: $(initrd_bins) $(initrd_libs) initrd_lib_install
 	) \
 	| cpio --quiet -H newc -o \
 	| ../cpio-clean \
-		> "../$@.tmp" 
+		> "../$@.tmp"
 	if ! cmp --quiet "$@" "$@.tmp"; then \
 		mv "$@.tmp" "$@"; \
 	else \
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ initrd.cpio: $(initrd_bins) $(initrd_libs) initrd_lib_install
 	fi
 
 initrd.intermediate: initrd.cpio
-	
+
 
 # populate the coreboot initrd image from the one we built.
 # 4.4 doesn't allow this, but building from head does.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97c4c561..55bcda61 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Components:
 
 The top level `Makefile` will handle most of the details -- it downloads
 the various packages, patches them, configures and builds, and then
-copies the necessary parts into the `initrd` directory.   
+copies the necessary parts into the `initrd` directory.
 
 Notes:
 ---