diff --git a/libs/evoral/src/libsmf/smf_load.c b/libs/evoral/src/libsmf/smf_load.c
index 7b0bb5a2db..c691f84707 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/src/libsmf/smf_load.c
+++ b/libs/evoral/src/libsmf/smf_load.c
@@ -657,8 +657,9 @@ smf_event_is_textual(const smf_event_t *event)
 		return (0);
 	}
 
-	if (event->midi_buffer_length < 4)
+	if (event->midi_buffer_length < 4) {
 		return (0);
+	}
 
 	if (event->midi_buffer[3] < 1 || event->midi_buffer[3] > 9)
 		return (0);