diff --git a/src/common/linux/ignore_ret.h b/src/common/linux/ignore_ret.h
index f60384bb..efd274c2 100644
--- a/src/common/linux/ignore_ret.h
+++ b/src/common/linux/ignore_ret.h
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@
 // the call fails, IGNORE_RET() can be used to mark the return code as ignored.
 // This avoids spurious compiler warnings.
 
-#define IGNORE_RET(x) do { if (x); } while (0)
+#define IGNORE_RET(x) do { if (x) {} } while (0)
 
 #endif  // COMMON_LINUX_IGNORE_RET_H_