diff -u b/js/maxlength.js b/js/maxlength.js
--- b/js/maxlength.js
+++ b/js/maxlength.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   ml.calculate = function(obj, options, count, wysiwyg, getter, setter) {
     var counter = $('#' + obj.attr('id') + '-' + options.css);
     var limit = parseInt(obj.attr('maxlength'));
-    if(obj.data('maxlength-js-limit')) {
+    if (obj.data('maxlength-js-limit')) {
       limit = obj.data('maxlength-js-limit');
       options.enforce = false;
     }
diff -u b/maxlength.module b/maxlength.module
--- b/maxlength.module
+++ b/maxlength.module
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     if ($element['#type'] == 'textarea' && !isset($element['#attributes']['maxlength'])) {
       $element['#attributes']['maxlength'] = $element['#maxlength'];
     }
-    if(isset($element['#maxlength_js_limit']) && $element['#maxlength_js_limit'] > 0) {
+    if (isset($element['#maxlength_js_limit']) && $element['#maxlength_js_limit'] > 0) {
       $element['#attributes']['data-maxlength-js-limit'] = $element['#maxlength_js_limit'];
     }
     $element['#attributes']['class'][] = 'maxlength';