diff --git a/packages/language-php/snippets/language-php.cson b/packages/language-php/snippets/language-php.cson
index 50038ddc19..90d190322c 100644
--- a/packages/language-php/snippets/language-php.cson
+++ b/packages/language-php/snippets/language-php.cson
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     'body': 'elseif (${1:condition}) {\n\t${0:// code...}\n}'
   'for …':
     'prefix': 'for'
-    'body': 'for ($${1:i}=${2:0}; $${1:i} < $3; $${1:i}++) {\n\t${0:// code...}\n}'
+    'body': 'for ($${1:i} = ${2:0}; $${1:i} < $3; $${1:i}++) {\n\t${0:// code...}\n}'
   'foreach …':
     'prefix': 'foreach'
     'body': 'foreach ($${1:variable} as $${2:key} ${3:=> $${4:value}}) {\n\t${0:// code...}\n}'