diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index a9aeb22f03..6b68e1218f 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -793,8 +793,9 @@ void machine_run_board_init(MachineState *machine)
     MachineClass *machine_class = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
 
     numa_complete_configuration(machine);
-    if (nb_numa_nodes)
+    if (nb_numa_nodes) {
         machine_numa_finish_cpu_init(machine);
+    }
 
     /* If the machine supports the valid_cpu_types check and the user
      * specified a CPU with -cpu check here that the user CPU is supported.