diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/synth.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/synth.c
index 7940807b0577..f79dc4c81472 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/synth.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/synth.c
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ static int do_synth_init(struct spk_synth *in_synth)
 		speakup_register_var(var);
 	if (!spk_quiet_boot)
 		synth_printf("%s found\n", synth->long_name);
-	if (synth->attributes.name
-	&& sysfs_create_group(speakup_kobj, &synth->attributes) < 0)
+	if (synth->attributes.name && sysfs_create_group(speakup_kobj,
+							 &synth->attributes) < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	synth_flags = synth->flags;
 	wake_up_interruptible_all(&speakup_event);