diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2read.c b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
index e2088f1..d590248 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2read.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
@@ -1918,7 +1918,8 @@ dwarf2_read_section (struct objfile *objfile, struct dwarf2_section_info *info)
 
   if (dwarf2_section_empty_p (info))
     return;
-
+  else
+    {
       abfd = sectp->owner;
 
       /* If the section has relocations, we must read it ourselves.
@@ -1951,6 +1952,7 @@ dwarf2_read_section (struct objfile *objfile, struct dwarf2_section_info *info)
 	  || bfd_bread (buf, info->size, abfd) != info->size)
 	error (_("Dwarf Error: Can't read DWARF data from '%s'"),
 	       bfd_get_filename (abfd));
+    }
 }
 
 /* A helper function that returns the size of a section in a safe way.