diff --git a/scripts/cstyle.pl b/scripts/cstyle.pl
index 7b0c9b7e78..f8dac9c2d9 100755
--- a/scripts/cstyle.pl
+++ b/scripts/cstyle.pl
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ line: while (<$filehandle>) {
 		$function_header_full_indent = 0;
 	}
 	if ($in_function_header && /{$/ ) {
-		if ($picky == 1) {
+		if ($picky) {
 			err("opening brace on same line as function header");
 		}
 		$in_function_header = 0;