diff --git a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
index a35f6dbf9520..1ab575ec02bd 100644
--- a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
@@ -555,8 +555,7 @@ devfs_allocv(struct devfs_dirent *de, struct mount *mp, int lockmode,
 		if (devfs_allocv_drop_refs(0, dmp, de)) {
 			vput(vp);
 			return (ENOENT);
-		}
-		else if (VN_IS_DOOMED(vp)) {
+		} else if (VN_IS_DOOMED(vp)) {
 			mtx_lock(&devfs_de_interlock);
 			if (de->de_vnode == vp) {
 				de->de_vnode = NULL;