diff --git a/src/MANYBODY/pair_tersoff.cpp b/src/MANYBODY/pair_tersoff.cpp
index 1066ead2ff..b6e8819406 100755
--- a/src/MANYBODY/pair_tersoff.cpp
+++ b/src/MANYBODY/pair_tersoff.cpp
@@ -481,12 +481,10 @@ void PairTersoff::read_file(char *file)
 
     params[nparams].powermint = int(params[nparams].powerm);
 
-    if (
-	params[nparams].c < 0.0 || 
-	params[nparams].d < 0.0 || params[nparams].powern < 0.0 || 
-	params[nparams].beta < 0.0 || params[nparams].lam2 < 0.0 || 
-	params[nparams].bigb < 0.0 || params[nparams].bigr < 0.0 ||
-	params[nparams].bigd < 0.0 ||
+    if (params[nparams].c < 0.0 || params[nparams].d < 0.0 || 
+	params[nparams].powern < 0.0 || params[nparams].beta < 0.0 || 
+	params[nparams].lam2 < 0.0 || params[nparams].bigb < 0.0 || 
+	params[nparams].bigr < 0.0 ||params[nparams].bigd < 0.0 ||
 	params[nparams].bigd > params[nparams].bigr ||
 	params[nparams].lam1 < 0.0 || params[nparams].biga < 0.0 ||
 	params[nparams].powerm - params[nparams].powermint != 0.0 ||