diff --git a/files.c b/files.c
index bdd037e01fc51dcca70da1ccb487d684a27f9d76..a2e5d08d2ead61ff81ef011f1055997d001e1399 100644
--- a/files.c
+++ b/files.c
@@ -1294,8 +1294,9 @@ int do_writeout(char *path, int exiting, int append)
 	    else
 		i = statusq(1, writefile_list, WRITEFILE_LIST_LEN, "",
 		    _("Write Selection to File"));
-	} else {
+	} else
 #endif
+	{
 	    if (append)
 		i = statusq(1, writefile_list, WRITEFILE_LIST_LEN, answer,
 		    _("File Name to Append"));