diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
index 024518c8e..93dd6dc93 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
@@ -2422,8 +2422,7 @@ void Notepad_plus::maintainIndentation(TCHAR ch)
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (indentAmountPrevLine)
-				_pEditView->setLineIndent(curLine, indentAmountPrevLine);
+			_pEditView->setLineIndent(curLine, indentAmountPrevLine);
 			
 		}
 		else if (ch == '}')