diff --git a/src/plasma/plasma_manager.cc b/src/plasma/plasma_manager.cc
index c9ef80e52..c774a9541 100644
--- a/src/plasma/plasma_manager.cc
+++ b/src/plasma/plasma_manager.cc
@@ -544,8 +544,9 @@ int write_object_chunk(ClientConnection *conn, PlasmaRequestBuffer *buf) {
   ssize_t r, s;
   /* Try to write one buf_size at a time. */
   s = buf->data_size + buf->metadata_size - conn->cursor;
-  if (s > RayConfig::instance().buf_size())
+  if (s > RayConfig::instance().buf_size()) {
     s = RayConfig::instance().buf_size();
+  }
   r = write(conn->fd, buf->data + conn->cursor, s);
 
   int err;