diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/linux/linux-curproc.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/linux/linux-curproc.c
index 77e10384c0d0..e74c3e28a972 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/linux/linux-curproc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/linux/linux-curproc.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 void cfs_cap_raise(cfs_cap_t cap)
 {
 	struct cred *cred;
+
 	cred = prepare_creds();
 	if (cred) {
 		cap_raise(cred->cap_effective, cap);
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ void cfs_cap_raise(cfs_cap_t cap)
 void cfs_cap_lower(cfs_cap_t cap)
 {
 	struct cred *cred;
+
 	cred = prepare_creds();
 	if (cred) {
 		cap_lower(cred->cap_effective, cap);