diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindLIBMESH.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindLIBMESH.cmake
index 71d78e620a..b236592fe5 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindLIBMESH.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindLIBMESH.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Finds the libMesh installation using CMake's PkgConfig
 # module and creates a libmesh imported target
 
-if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.12.0)
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.12.0)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "OpenMC builds with libMesh support require CMake version 3.12.0 or greater.")
 endif()