diff --git a/nbase/nbase_memalloc.c b/nbase/nbase_memalloc.c
index c90c5f8a2..442607512 100644
--- a/nbase/nbase_memalloc.c
+++ b/nbase/nbase_memalloc.c
@@ -99,23 +99,23 @@
 #include "nbase.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-static void fatal(char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+static void fatal(char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 
-static void fatal(char *fmt, ...) 
-{
-va_list ap;
-va_start(ap, fmt);
-fflush(stdout);
-vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
-fprintf(stderr, "\nQUITTING!\n");
-va_end(ap);
-exit(1);
+static void fatal(char *fmt, ...) {
+  va_list ap;
+
+  va_start(ap, fmt);
+  fflush(stdout);
+  vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+  fprintf(stderr, "\nQUITTING!\n");
+  va_end(ap);
+  exit(1);
 }
 
-void *safe_malloc(size_t size)
-{
+void *safe_malloc(size_t size) {
   void *mymem;
-  if ((int) size < 0)  /* Catch caller errors */
+
+  if ((int)size < 0)            /* Catch caller errors */
     fatal("Tried to malloc negative amount of memory!!!");
   mymem = malloc(size);
   if (mymem == NULL)
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ void *safe_malloc(size_t size)
   return mymem;
 }
 
-void *safe_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
-{
+void *safe_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size) {
   void *mymem;
-  if ((int) size < 0) /* Catch caller errors */
+
+  if ((int)size < 0)            /* Catch caller errors */
     fatal("Tried to realloc negative amount of memory!!!");
   mymem = realloc(ptr, size);
   if (mymem == NULL)
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ void *safe_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
 }
 
 /* Zero-initializing version of safe_malloc */
-void *safe_zalloc(size_t size)
-{
+void *safe_zalloc(size_t size) {
   void *mymem;
-  if ((int) size < 0)
+
+  if ((int)size < 0)
     fatal("Tried to malloc negative amount of memory!!!");
   mymem = calloc(1, size);
   if (mymem == NULL)