diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index e3c825f..a553d0c 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (!pflag)
+    if (!pflag) {
         if (offset & 0x1ff) {
             printf("offset %" PRId64 " is not sector aligned\n",
                    offset);
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@
                    count);
             return 0;
         }
+    }
 
     buf = qemu_io_alloc(count, 0xab);