diff --git a/core/include/thread.h b/core/include/thread.h
index 22733b654c..16d4e6a36f 100644
--- a/core/include/thread.h
+++ b/core/include/thread.h
@@ -594,7 +594,8 @@ static inline int thread_has_msg_queue(const volatile struct _thread *thread)
  * @param   thread   thread to work on
  * @returns status of thread
  */
-static inline thread_status_t thread_get_status(const thread_t *thread) {
+static inline thread_status_t thread_get_status(const thread_t *thread)
+{
     return thread->status;
 }
 
@@ -604,7 +605,8 @@ static inline thread_status_t thread_get_status(const thread_t *thread) {
  * @param   thread   thread to work on
  * @returns true if thread is active, false otherwise
  */
-static inline bool thread_is_active(const thread_t *thread) {
+static inline bool thread_is_active(const thread_t *thread)
+{
     return thread->status >= STATUS_ON_RUNQUEUE;
 }