diff --git a/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent b/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent
index ed7a1279a42ac29e5efb406cc552746ace531162..82d537e2dfd25de7e7b403aacbc24958e9ece23d 100755
--- a/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent
+++ b/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ do
 			    line1 !~ "^struct" &&
 			    line1 !~ "^enum" &&
 			    line1 !~ "^typedef" &&
+			    line1 !~ "\"C\"" &&
 			    line1 !~ "=" )
 				print "int	pgindent_func_no_var_fix;";
 			line1 = line2;