diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index 338289e4cd..a48124e412 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 			if(!S || S.icon_state == "none")
 				continue
 
-			var/mutable_appearance/accessory_overlay = mutable_appearance(S.icon, layer =- layer)
+			var/mutable_appearance/accessory_overlay = mutable_appearance(S.icon, layer = -layer)
 
 			//A little rename so we don't have to use tail_lizard or tail_human when naming the sprites.
 			if(bodypart == "tail_lizard" || bodypart == "tail_human" || bodypart == "mam_tail" || bodypart == "slimecoontail" || bodypart == "xenotail")
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
 			standing += accessory_overlay
 
 			if(S.hasinner)
-				var/mutable_appearance/inner_accessory_overlay = mutable_appearance(S.icon, layer =- layer)
+				var/mutable_appearance/inner_accessory_overlay = mutable_appearance(S.icon, layer = -layer)
 				if(S.gender_specific)
 					inner_accessory_overlay.icon_state = "[g]_[bodypart]inner_[S.icon_state]_[layertext]"
 				else