diff --git a/source/core_mqtt.c b/source/core_mqtt.c
index 434a1dec8..4226a7372 100644
--- a/source/core_mqtt.c
+++ b/source/core_mqtt.c
@@ -1035,9 +1035,9 @@ static MQTTStatus_t handleKeepAlive( MQTTContext_t * pContext )
         else if( ( PACKET_RX_TIMEOUT_MS != 0U ) && ( calculateElapsedTime( now, pContext->lastPacketRxTime ) >= PACKET_RX_TIMEOUT_MS ) )
         {
             status = MQTT_Ping( pContext );
-        } else
+        }
+        else
         {
-            /* NOP */
         }
     }