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diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el b/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
index 3f86e931d34..8596aaad4c2 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
@@ -8293,6 +8293,7 @@ comment at the start of cc-engine.el for more info."
 
            ;; CASE 5H: we could be looking at subsequent knr-argdecls
            ((and c-recognize-knr-p
+                 (not containing-sexp)  ; can't be knr inside braces.
                  (not (eq char-before-ip ?}))
                  (save-excursion
                    (setq placeholder (cdr (c-beginning-of-decl-1 lim)))