diff --git a/Source/NSString.m b/Source/NSString.m
index e54e2ae67..e780db9f6 100644
--- a/Source/NSString.m
+++ b/Source/NSString.m
@@ -606,12 +606,15 @@ handle_printf_atsign (FILE *stream,
 - (id) initWithUTF8String: (const char *)bytes
 {
   unsigned	length = 0;
-  if (bytes==NULL)
+
+  if (bytes == NULL)
     {
       NSDebugMLog(@"bytes is NULL");
     }
   else
-    length=strlen(bytes);
+    {
+      length = strlen(bytes);
+    }
 
   if (length > 0)
     {