1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 69e99f60b0..ce43886348 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ rb_class_allocate_instance(klass)
     if (FL_TEST(klass, FL_SINGLETON)) {
 	rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "can't create instance of virtual class");
     }
-    {
+    else {
 	NEWOBJ(obj, struct RObject);
 	OBJSETUP(obj, klass, T_OBJECT);
 	return (VALUE)obj;