diff --git a/json_object.c b/json_object.c
index cad3137..2b9bef7 100644
--- a/json_object.c
+++ b/json_object.c
@@ -161,11 +161,13 @@ static int json_escape_str(struct printbuf *pb, const char *str, int len)
 extern struct json_object* json_object_get(struct json_object *jso)
 {
 	if (!jso) return jso;
+
 #if defined __GNUC__
     __sync_add_and_fetch(&jso->_ref_count, 1);
 #else
     ++jso->_ref_count;
 #endif        
+
 	return jso;
 }