diff --git a/src/video/ataricommon/SDL_atarimxalloc.c b/src/video/ataricommon/SDL_atarimxalloc.c
index aca73fa2c..007551eae 100644
--- a/src/video/ataricommon/SDL_atarimxalloc.c
+++ b/src/video/ataricommon/SDL_atarimxalloc.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void *Atari_SysMalloc(Uint32 size, Uint16 alloc_type)
 
 	if (atari_mxalloc_avail) {
 		return (void *) Mxalloc(size, alloc_type);
-	} else { \
+	} else {
 		return (void *) Malloc(size);
 	}
 }