diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/crypto/rsa/rsa_public_key.c b/src/libstrongswan/crypto/rsa/rsa_public_key.c
index f270cbe95..65159605d 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/crypto/rsa/rsa_public_key.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/crypto/rsa/rsa_public_key.c
@@ -460,8 +460,9 @@ rsa_public_key_t *rsa_public_key_create_from_file(char *filename)
 	rsa_public_key_t *pubkey = NULL;
 
 	if (!pem_asn1_load_file(filename, NULL, "public key", &chunk, &pgp))
+	{
 		return NULL;
-
+	}
 	pubkey = rsa_public_key_create_from_chunk(chunk);
 	free(chunk.ptr);
 	return pubkey;