diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index 0965e5724..5efdc68eb 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Cpp11BracedListStyle: "false"
 FixNamespaceComments: "true"
 IncludeBlocks: Preserve
 IndentWidth: "4"
+InsertBraces: "true"
 MaxEmptyLinesToKeep: "2"
 NamespaceIndentation: None
 PointerAlignment: Left