diff --git a/src/common/tcpdump.c b/src/common/tcpdump.c
index 06b843bfb..224838318 100644
--- a/src/common/tcpdump.c
+++ b/src/common/tcpdump.c
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ tcpdump_print(tcpdump_t *tcpdump, struct pcap_pkthdr *pkthdr, const u_char *data
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
     if (debug >= 5) {
-        if (write(tcpdump->debugfd, (char *)&actual_pkthdr, sizeof(actual_pkthdr)
-            != sizeof(actual_pkthdr)))
+        if (write(tcpdump->debugfd, (char *)&actual_pkthdr, sizeof(actual_pkthdr))
+            != sizeof(actual_pkthdr))
             errx(-1, "Error writing pcap file header to tcpdump debug\n%s", strerror(errno));
     }
 #endif