diff --git a/cpplint.py b/cpplint.py
index a01ffa2bf3..087b0e849c 100755
--- a/cpplint.py
+++ b/cpplint.py
@@ -4106,10 +4106,12 @@ def CheckBraces(filename, clean_lines, linenum, error):
              endpos) = CloseExpression(clean_lines, linenum, pos)
         # Check for an opening brace, either directly after the if or on the
         # next line. If found, this isn't a single-statement conditional.
-        if (not Match(r'\s*{', endline[endpos:])
-                and not (Match(r'\s*$', endline[endpos:]) and endlinenum <
-                         (len(clean_lines.elided) - 1) and Match(
-                             r'\s*{', clean_lines.elided[endlinenum + 1]))):
+        if (not Match(r'\s*(?:\[\[(?:un)?likely\]\]\s*)?{', endline[endpos:])
+                and not (Match(r'\s*(?:\[\[(?:un)?likely\]\]\s*)?$',
+                               endline[endpos:])
+                         and endlinenum < (len(clean_lines.elided) - 1)
+                         and Match(r'\s*(?:\[\[(?:un)?likely\]\]\s*)?{',
+                                   clean_lines.elided[endlinenum + 1]))):
             while (endlinenum < len(clean_lines.elided)
                    and ';' not in clean_lines.elided[endlinenum][endpos:]):
                 endlinenum += 1