diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post.php b/src/wp-includes/post.php
index f7b56fbf71409..495f67b32f91f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -2515,7 +2515,7 @@ function delete_post_meta( $post_id, $meta_key, $meta_value = '' ) {
 function get_post_meta( $post_id, $key = '', $single = false ) {
 	// Make sure meta is get for the post, not for a revision.
 	$the_post = wp_is_post_revision( $post_id );
-	if( $the_post ) {
+	if ( $the_post ) {
 		$post_id = $the_post;
 	}