diff --git a/src/sbbs3/xtrn.cpp b/src/sbbs3/xtrn.cpp
index 6ed53cfa8efe45a3b50cc5cfc631d70c00fb0fc7..20b57090d9c895e7acefccc06e4e23813f73e3da 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/xtrn.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/xtrn.cpp
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ int sbbs_t::external(const char* cmdline, long mode, const char* startup_dir)
 		/* Attempt to keep dosemu from prompting for a disclaimer. */
 
 		sprintf(str, "%s/.dosemu", cfg.ctrl_dir);
-		if (!isdir(str) {
+		if (!isdir(str)) {
 			mkdir(str, 0755);
 		}