1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/clint.py b/clint.py
index 9f6a35b7f4..fc081dcd14 100755
--- a/clint.py
+++ b/clint.py
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ def CheckBraces(filename, clean_lines, linenum, error):
 
     # If should always have a brace
     for blockstart in ('if', 'while', 'for'):
-        if Match(r'\s*{0}[^{{]*$'.format(blockstart), line):
+        if Match(r'\s*{0}(?!\w)[^{{]*$'.format(blockstart), line):
             pos = line.find(blockstart)
             pos = line.find('(', pos)
             if pos > 0: