diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 2367703034..0c55f7f065 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -716,8 +716,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		print_columns(&output, colopts, NULL);
 		string_list_clear(&output, 0);
 		return 0;
-	}
-	else if (edit_description) {
+	} else if (edit_description) {
 		const char *branch_name;
 		struct strbuf branch_ref = STRBUF_INIT;