diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPAnnotation.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPAnnotation.java
index 21871410093..49c1d17a7a8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPAnnotation.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPAnnotation.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPVariable;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.dom.c.PDOMCAnnotation;
 
 class PDOMCPPAnnotation {
-
 	// "Mutable" shares the same offset as "inline" because
 	// only fields can be mutable and only functions can be inline.
 	public static final int MUTABLE_OFFSET = PDOMCAnnotation.INLINE_OFFSET;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ class PDOMCPPAnnotation {
 	public static final int OVERRIDE_OFFSET = 5;
 	public static final int FINAL_OFFSET = 6;
 	public static final int MAX_EXTRA_OFFSET= FINAL_OFFSET;
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Encodes storage class specifiers and other annotation, including
 	 * C++-specific annotation, from an IBinding as a bit vector.
@@ -62,14 +61,12 @@ class PDOMCPPAnnotation {
 				ICPPField variable = (ICPPField) binding;
 				modifiers |= (variable.isMutable() ? 1 : 0) << MUTABLE_OFFSET;
 			}
-		}
-		else {
+		} else {
 			if (binding instanceof ICPPFunction) {
 				if (((ICPPFunction) binding).isExternC()) {
 					modifiers |= 1 << EXTERN_C_OFFSET;
 				}
-			}
-			if (binding instanceof ICPPVariable) {
+			} else if (binding instanceof ICPPVariable) {
 				if (((ICPPVariable) binding).isExternC()) {
 					modifiers |= 1 << EXTERN_C_OFFSET;
 				}