diff --git a/ext/standard/string.c b/ext/standard/string.c
index 8a223b72f4e..3614e94bace 100644
--- a/ext/standard/string.c
+++ b/ext/standard/string.c
@@ -1421,36 +1421,32 @@ PHPAPI char *php_strtolower(char *s, size_t len)
 /* {{{ php_string_tolower */
 PHPAPI zend_string *php_string_tolower(zend_string *s)
 {
-	unsigned char *c;
-	const unsigned char *e;
-
 	if (EXPECTED(!BG(ctype_string))) {
 		return zend_string_tolower(s);
-	} else {
-		c = (unsigned char *)ZSTR_VAL(s);
-		e = c + ZSTR_LEN(s);
-
-		while (c < e) {
-			if (isupper(*c)) {
-				unsigned char *r;
-				zend_string *res = zend_string_alloc(ZSTR_LEN(s), 0);
-
-				if (c != (unsigned char*)ZSTR_VAL(s)) {
-					memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(res), ZSTR_VAL(s), c - (unsigned char*)ZSTR_VAL(s));
-				}
-				r = c + (ZSTR_VAL(res) - ZSTR_VAL(s));
-				while (c < e) {
-					*r = tolower(*c);
-					r++;
-					c++;
-				}
-				*r = '\0';
-				return res;
-			}
-			c++;
-		}
-		return zend_string_copy(s);
 	}
+
+	unsigned char *c = (unsigned char *)ZSTR_VAL(s);
+	const unsigned char *e = c + ZSTR_LEN(s);
+	while (c < e) {
+		if (isupper(*c)) {
+			unsigned char *r;
+			zend_string *res = zend_string_alloc(ZSTR_LEN(s), 0);
+
+			if (c != (unsigned char*)ZSTR_VAL(s)) {
+				memcpy(ZSTR_VAL(res), ZSTR_VAL(s), c - (unsigned char*)ZSTR_VAL(s));
+			}
+			r = c + (ZSTR_VAL(res) - ZSTR_VAL(s));
+			while (c < e) {
+				*r = tolower(*c);
+				r++;
+				c++;
+			}
+			*r = '\0';
+			return res;
+		}
+		c++;
+	}
+	return zend_string_copy(s);
 }
 /* }}} */