diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c
index b5a23d42f4d5..09063b82326f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c
@@ -291,10 +291,9 @@ static void do_catch_up(struct spk_synth *synth)
 
 static void synth_flush(struct spk_synth *synth)
 {
-	if (in_escape) {
+	if (in_escape)
 		/* if in command output ']' so we don't get an error */
 		spk_serial_out(']');
-	}
 	in_escape = 0;
 	is_flushing = 1;
 	spk_serial_out(SYNTH_CLEAR);