diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java
index 7c89b61d7..5e07338ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java
@@ -280,10 +280,11 @@ protected Class<?> resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass desc) throws IOException, Clas
                     return Class.forName(name, false, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
                 } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
                     Class<?> cls = primitiveTypes.get(name);
-                    if (cls != null)
+                    if (cls != null) {
                         return cls;
-                    else
+                    } else {
                         throw cnfe;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }