diff --git a/sbin/newfs/newfs.c b/sbin/newfs/newfs.c
index 99b9ffb9267e..8b03e9420e19 100644
--- a/sbin/newfs/newfs.c
+++ b/sbin/newfs/newfs.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 		sectorsize = DEV_BSIZE;
 		fssize *= secperblk;
-		if (pp != NULL);
+		if (pp != NULL)
 			pp->p_size *= secperblk;
 	}
 	mkfs(pp, special);