--- a/java.source.base/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/save/Reformatter.java	
+++ a/java.source.base/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/save/Reformatter.java	
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ 
             StatementTree elseStat = node.getElseStatement();
             CodeStyle.BracesGenerationStyle redundantIfBraces = cs.redundantIfBraces();
             if ((elseStat != null && redundantIfBraces == CodeStyle.BracesGenerationStyle.ELIMINATE && danglingElseChecker.hasDanglingElse(node.getThenStatement())) ||
-                    (redundantIfBraces == CodeStyle.BracesGenerationStyle.GENERATE && (startOffset > sp.getStartPosition(root, node) || endOffset < sp.getEndPosition(root, node) || node.getCondition().getKind() == Tree.Kind.ERRONEOUS)))
+                    (redundantIfBraces == CodeStyle.BracesGenerationStyle.GENERATE && (startOffset > sp.getStartPosition(root, node) || endOffset <= sp.getEndPosition(root, node) || node.getCondition().getKind() == Tree.Kind.ERRONEOUS)))
                 redundantIfBraces = CodeStyle.BracesGenerationStyle.LEAVE_ALONE;
             lastIndent = indent;
             boolean prevblock = wrapStatement(cs.wrapIfStatement(), redundantIfBraces, cs.spaceBeforeIfLeftBrace() ? 1 : 0, node.getThenStatement());