diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/thread.cc b/winsup/cygwin/thread.cc
index 36dbe026f..25be144ef 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/thread.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/thread.cc
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ pthread::create (void *(*func) (void *), pthread_attr *newattr,
 {
   precreate (newattr);
   if (!magic)
-      return;
+    return;
    function = func;
    arg = threadarg;