diff --git a/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c b/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c
index 1370e59185d1fec54be7503cc34a4ab2e65c6371..aae193d2ff028da8f675d8bd58cfd80390ad7be3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c
+++ b/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c
@@ -1116,8 +1116,9 @@ static int _attempt_backfill(void)
 				}
 				continue;
 			}
-		} else
+		} else {
 			job_ptr->time_limit = orig_time_limit;
+		}
 
 		if (later_start &&
 		    (job_ptr->start_time > (later_start+backfill_resolution))) {