diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-coda/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-coda/package.py
index da31e3c7bff..08f0f10bb42 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-coda/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-coda/package.py
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ class RCoda(RPackage):
 
     version('0.19-1', '0d2aca6a5a3bdae9542708817c1ec001')
 
-    depends_on('r-lattice',type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-lattice', type=('build', 'run'))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-ergm/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-ergm/package.py
index 1fb9296c420..72663cc1f8e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-ergm/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-ergm/package.py
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ class RErgm(RPackage):
 
     version('3.7.1', '431ae430c76b2408988f469831d80126')
 
-    depends_on('r-robustbase@0.9-10:',type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('r-coda@0.18-1:',type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('r-trust',type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('r-matrix',type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('r-lpsolve',type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('r-mass',type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('r-statnet-common@3.3:',type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('r-network@1.13:',type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-robustbase@0.9-10:', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-coda@0.18-1:', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-trust', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-matrix', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-lpsolve', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-mass', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-statnet-common@3.3:', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-network@1.13:', type=('build', 'run'))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-robustbase/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-robustbase/package.py
index d2af1849660..1b7db70fbee 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-robustbase/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-robustbase/package.py
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ class RRobustbase(RPackage):
 
     version('0.92-7', 'db3c8d12f9729b35bad17abf09e80b72')
 
-    depends_on('r-deoptimr',type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-deoptimr', type=('build', 'run'))