diff --git a/src/plugins/select/linear/select_linear.c b/src/plugins/select/linear/select_linear.c
index 154a21d18f6afb0f0f0e7e2ce68c3914cb3f2cc4..8d96de9ea6e856fe5b2d8ad4c6bbb7315109052f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/linear/select_linear.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/linear/select_linear.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static int _job_count_bitmap(struct cr_record *cr_ptr,
 				} else
 					job_mem = job_memory_node;
 			}
-			if ((alloc_mem + job_mem) > avail_mem)
+			if ((alloc_mem + job_mem) > avail_mem) {
 				bit_clear(jobmap, i);
 				continue;
 			}