diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h b/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
index 2dba3938a9..9f613db10f 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h
@@ -663,13 +663,13 @@ class type_caster_generic {
             if (type->operator_new) {
                 vptr = type->operator_new(type->type_size);
             } else {
-                #if defined(__cpp_aligned_new) && (!defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1912)
+#if defined(__cpp_aligned_new) && (!defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1912)
                 if (type->type_align > __STDCPP_DEFAULT_NEW_ALIGNMENT__) {
                     vptr = ::operator new(type->type_size, std::align_val_t(type->type_align));
                 } else {
-#endif
                     vptr = ::operator new(type->type_size);
                 }
+#endif
             }
         }
         value = vptr;