diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_conf.c b/sys/kern/kern_conf.c
index 1f170597e9a..267a20716e2 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_conf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_conf.c
@@ -1009,8 +1009,7 @@ make_dev_physpath_alias(int flags, struct cdev **cdev, struct cdev *pdev,
 	}
 
 	sprintf(devfspath, "%s/%s", physpath, pdev->si_name);
-	if (old_alias != NULL
-	 && strcmp(old_alias->si_name, devfspath) == 0) {
+	if (old_alias != NULL && strcmp(old_alias->si_name, devfspath) == 0) {
 		/* Retain the existing alias. */
 		*cdev = old_alias;
 		old_alias = NULL;