diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index d4a8ac3f8..4ccf75a07 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -318,19 +318,17 @@ static GSourceFuncs event_funcs = {
 static void
 meta_clutter_init (void)
 {
+  GSource *source;
+
   clutter_x11_set_display (GDK_DISPLAY_XDISPLAY (gdk_display_get_default ()));
   clutter_x11_disable_event_retrieval ();
 
-  if (CLUTTER_INIT_SUCCESS == clutter_init (NULL, NULL))
-    {
-      GSource *source = g_source_new (&event_funcs, sizeof (GSource));
-      g_source_attach (source, NULL);
-      g_source_unref (source);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-	  meta_fatal ("Unable to initialize Clutter.\n");
-    }
+  if (clutter_init (NULL, NULL) != CLUTTER_INIT_SUCCESS)
+    meta_fatal ("Unable to initialize Clutter.\n");
+
+  source = g_source_new (&event_funcs, sizeof (GSource));
+  g_source_attach (source, NULL);
+  g_source_unref (source);
 }
 
 /**