diff --git a/uncrustify-riot.cfg b/uncrustify-riot.cfg
index fad886d6e7e4..7fb7d9c29b67 100644
--- a/uncrustify-riot.cfg
+++ b/uncrustify-riot.cfg
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ sp_else_brace       = add       # ignore/add/remove/force
 sp_before_ptr_star  = add       # ignore/add/remove/force
 sp_after_ptr_star   = remove    # ignore/add/remove/force
 sp_between_ptr_star = remove    # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_inside_paren     = remove    # remove spaces inside parens
+sp_paren_paren      = remove    # remove spaces between nested parens
+sp_inside_sparen    = remove    # remove spaces inside parens for if, while and the like
 
 #
 # Aligning stuff