diff --git a/scripts/sorttable.h b/scripts/sorttable.h
index a2baa2fefb137935e0fb2b45932e9106d6c86910..7b9745cf8c7091daf1df8a5f300670131de6856f 100644
--- a/scripts/sorttable.h
+++ b/scripts/sorttable.h
@@ -364,11 +364,11 @@ static int do_sort(Elf_Ehdr *ehdr,
 		void *retval = NULL;
 		/* wait for ORC tables sort done */
 		rc = pthread_join(orc_sort_thread, &retval);
-		if (rc)
+		if (rc) {
 			fprintf(stderr,
 				"pthread_join failed '%s': %s\n",
 				strerror(errno), fname);
-		else if (retval) {
+		} else if (retval) {
 			rc = -1;
 			fprintf(stderr,
 				"failed to sort ORC tables '%s': %s\n",