diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 1a3150df7c..290ef70222 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -2531,9 +2531,15 @@ static void load_elf_image(const char *image_name, int image_fd,
             abi_ulong vaddr, vaddr_po, vaddr_ps, vaddr_ef, vaddr_em, vaddr_len;
             int elf_prot = 0;
 
-            if (eppnt->p_flags & PF_R) elf_prot =  PROT_READ;
-            if (eppnt->p_flags & PF_W) elf_prot |= PROT_WRITE;
-            if (eppnt->p_flags & PF_X) elf_prot |= PROT_EXEC;
+            if (eppnt->p_flags & PF_R) {
+                elf_prot |= PROT_READ;
+            }
+            if (eppnt->p_flags & PF_W) {
+                elf_prot |= PROT_WRITE;
+            }
+            if (eppnt->p_flags & PF_X) {
+                elf_prot |= PROT_EXEC;
+            }
 
             vaddr = load_bias + eppnt->p_vaddr;
             vaddr_po = TARGET_ELF_PAGEOFFSET(vaddr);