diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 449a9b3141..00a254197d 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
 # set required compiler flags and compiler/CPU arch specific optimizations
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Intel")
   if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
-    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Intel")
+    if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Intel")
       set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /Qrestrict")
     endif()
     if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL 17.3 OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL 17.4)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake b/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake
index 74102ab244..28ad99fa31 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ endfunction(GenerateBinaryHeader)
 
 # fetch missing potential files
 function(FetchPotentials pkgfolder potfolder)
-  if (EXISTS "${pkgfolder}/potentials.txt")
+  if(EXISTS "${pkgfolder}/potentials.txt")
     file(STRINGS "${pkgfolder}/potentials.txt" linelist REGEX "^[^#].")
     foreach(line ${linelist})
       string(FIND ${line} " " blank)