diff --git a/pkg/kyverno/common/common.go b/pkg/kyverno/common/common.go
index ec6f852777..f268556382 100644
--- a/pkg/kyverno/common/common.go
+++ b/pkg/kyverno/common/common.go
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ func ProcessValidateEngineResponse(policy *v1.ClusterPolicy, validateResponse *r
 				Name:    policyRule.Name,
 				Type:    "Validation",
 				Message: policyRule.Validation.Message,
-				Status:   report.StatusSkip,
+				Status:  report.StatusSkip,
 			}
 			violatedRules = append(violatedRules, vruleSkip)
 		}