diff --git a/snippets/cc-mode/if b/snippets/cc-mode/if
index 8368971e0..5299bcd81 100644
--- a/snippets/cc-mode/if
+++ b/snippets/cc-mode/if
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # name: if (...) { ... }
 # key: if
 # --
-if (${1:condition}) ${2:{
+if (${1:condition}) ${2:\{
     $0
-}}
\ No newline at end of file
+\}}
\ No newline at end of file