diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/devsynth.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/devsynth.c
index d1ffdf4c0c4b..84989711ae67 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/devsynth.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/devsynth.c
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ void speakup_register_devsynth(void)
 	if (misc_registered != 0)
 		return;
 /* zero it so if register fails, deregister will not ref invalid ptrs */
-	if (misc_register(&synth_device))
+	if (misc_register(&synth_device)) {
 		pr_warn("Couldn't initialize miscdevice /dev/synth.\n");
-	else {
+	} else {
 		pr_info("initialized device: /dev/synth, node (MAJOR %d, MINOR %d)\n",
 			MISC_MAJOR, SYNTH_MINOR);
 		misc_registered = 1;