diff --git a/lib/imap.c b/lib/imap.c
index a9022ed114d195a2b9793584ac4225158f0974cd..1157d8fc14ff940bbc0eb8c2d413aecc33e81c7e 100644
--- a/lib/imap.c
+++ b/lib/imap.c
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ static char *imap_atom(const char *str, bool escape_only)
     else if(!escape_only) {
       const char *p3 = atom_specials;
 
-      while (*p3 && !others_exists) {
+      while(*p3 && !others_exists) {
         if(*p1 == *p3)
           others_exists = TRUE;