diff --git a/src/V3FileLine.cpp b/src/V3FileLine.cpp
index 87b7115a5..91ee773f2 100644
--- a/src/V3FileLine.cpp
+++ b/src/V3FileLine.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ void FileLine::lineDirective(const char* textp, int& enterExitRef) {
     if (0 == strncmp(ln, "`__LINE__", strlen("`__LINE__"))) {
         // Special case - see docs - don't change other than accounting for `line itself
         lineno(lineno() + 1);
-    } if (std::isdigit(*ln)) {
+    }
+    if (std::isdigit(*ln)) {
         lineno(std::atoi(ln));
     } else {
         fail = true;