diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index f61776f9e2..6843818d6e 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ AlwaysBreakBeforeMultilineStrings: true
 AlwaysBreakTemplateDeclarations: true
 BinPackArguments: false
 BinPackParameters: false
+BitFieldColonSpacing: After
 BraceWrapping:
   AfterClass:      false
   AfterControlStatement: false