diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index e27877ad01635fa947e7300f5b04674947446b3f..e14eb88bbe8dfc146b8bc63f36ca877f9d0a7fab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -212,13 +212,14 @@ static ssize_t gpio_direction_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&sysfs_lock);
 
-	if (!test_bit(FLAG_EXPORT, &desc->flags))
+	if (!test_bit(FLAG_EXPORT, &desc->flags)) {
 		status = -EIO;
-	else
+	} else {
 		gpio_get_direction(gpio);
 		status = sprintf(buf, "%s\n",
 			test_bit(FLAG_IS_OUT, &desc->flags)
 				? "out" : "in");
+	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_lock);
 	return status;