diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/mprotect00.c b/test/zdtm/static/mprotect00.c
index 006b64772..717b7ddcf 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/mprotect00.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/mprotect00.c
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ static int check_prot(char *ptr, int prot)
 			fail("PROT_READ bypassed");
 			return -1;
 		}
-	} else /* we come here on return from SIGSEGV handler */
+	} else {
+		/* we come here on return from SIGSEGV handler */
 		if (prot & PROT_READ) {
-		fail("PROT_READ rejected");
-		return -1;
+			fail("PROT_READ rejected");
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!sigsetjmp(segv_ret, 1)) {
@@ -56,10 +58,12 @@ static int check_prot(char *ptr, int prot)
 			fail("PROT_WRITE bypassed");
 			return -1;
 		}
-	} else /* we come here on return from SIGSEGV handler */
+	} else {
+		/* we come here on return from SIGSEGV handler */
 		if (prot & PROT_WRITE) {
-		fail("PROT_WRITE rejected");
-		return -1;
+			fail("PROT_WRITE rejected");
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (signal(SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL) == SIG_ERR) {
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/shm-mp.c b/test/zdtm/static/shm-mp.c
index 1929dac19..c95f3d84c 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/shm-mp.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/shm-mp.c
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ static int check_prot(char *ptr, char val, int prot)
 			fail("PROT_READ bypassed");
 			return -1;
 		}
-	} else /* we come here on return from SIGSEGV handler */
+	} else {
+		/* we come here on return from SIGSEGV handler */
 		if (prot & PROT_READ) {
-		fail("PROT_READ rejected");
-		return -1;
+			fail("PROT_READ rejected");
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!sigsetjmp(segv_ret, 1)) {
@@ -45,10 +47,12 @@ static int check_prot(char *ptr, char val, int prot)
 			fail("PROT_WRITE bypassed");
 			return -1;
 		}
-	} else /* we come here on return from SIGSEGV handler */
+	} else {
+		/* we come here on return from SIGSEGV handler */
 		if (prot & PROT_WRITE) {
-		fail("PROT_WRITE rejected");
-		return -1;
+			fail("PROT_WRITE rejected");
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (signal(SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL) == SIG_ERR) {