diff --git a/src/txn-nested.c b/src/txn-nested.c
index dcd89c7a..f5edfb37 100644
--- a/src/txn-nested.c
+++ b/src/txn-nested.c
@@ -561,9 +561,9 @@ int txn_nested_join(MDBX_txn *txn, struct commit_timestamp *ts) {
   eASSERT(env, parent->n_dbi == txn->n_dbi);
   TXN_FOREACH_DBI_ALL(txn, dbi) {
     if (txn->dbi_state[dbi] != (parent->dbi_state[dbi] & ~(DBI_FRESH | DBI_CREAT | DBI_DIRTY))) {
-      eASSERT(env, (txn->dbi_state[dbi] & (DBI_CREAT | DBI_FRESH | DBI_DIRTY)) != 0 ||
-                       (txn->dbi_state[dbi] | DBI_STALE) ==
-                           (parent->dbi_state[dbi] & ~(DBI_FRESH | DBI_CREAT | DBI_DIRTY)));
+      eASSERT(env,
+              (txn->dbi_state[dbi] & (DBI_CREAT | DBI_FRESH | DBI_DIRTY)) != 0 ||
+                  (txn->dbi_state[dbi] | DBI_STALE) == (parent->dbi_state[dbi] & ~(DBI_FRESH | DBI_CREAT | DBI_DIRTY)));
       parent->dbs[dbi] = txn->dbs[dbi];
       /* preserve parent's status */
       const uint8_t state = txn->dbi_state[dbi] | (parent->dbi_state[dbi] & (DBI_CREAT | DBI_FRESH | DBI_DIRTY));