diff --git a/libs/ardour/vst_search_path.cc b/libs/ardour/vst_search_path.cc
index 6dea1b70a7..c727b9b9ab 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/vst_search_path.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/vst_search_path.cc
@@ -42,78 +42,81 @@ vst_search_path ()
 
 	if (ERROR_SUCCESS == RegOpenKeyExA (HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\VST", 0, KEY_READ, &hKey)) {
 		// Look for the user's VST Registry entry
-		if (ERROR_SUCCESS == RegQueryValueExA (hKey, "VSTPluginsPath", 0, &dwType, (LPBYTE)tmp, &dwSize)) {
+		if (ERROR_SUCCESS == RegQueryValueExA (hKey, "VSTPluginsPath", 0, &dwType, (LPBYTE)tmp, &dwSize))
 			p = g_build_filename (Glib::locale_to_utf8(tmp).c_str(), 0);
-		}
+
 		RegCloseKey (hKey);
-		
-		if (p == 0) {
-			if (ERROR_SUCCESS == RegOpenKeyExA (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "Software\\VST", 0, KEY_READ, &hKey)) {
-				// Look for a global VST Registry entry
-				if (ERROR_SUCCESS == RegQueryValueExA (hKey, "VSTPluginsPath", 0, &dwType, (LPBYTE)tmp, &dwSize))
-					p = g_build_filename (Glib::locale_to_utf8(tmp).c_str(), 0);
-				
-				RegCloseKey (hKey);
-			}
-			
-			if (p == 0) {
-				char *pVSTx86 = 0;
-				char *pProgFilesX86 = PBD::get_win_special_folder (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86);
-				
-				if (pProgFilesX86) {
-					// Look for a VST folder under C:\Program Files (x86)
-					if (pVSTx86 = g_build_filename (pProgFilesX86, "Steinberg", "VSTPlugins", 0)) {
-						if (Glib::file_test (pVSTx86, Glib::FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
-							if (Glib::file_test (pVSTx86, Glib::FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
-								p = g_build_filename (pVSTx86, 0);
-						
-						g_free (pVSTx86);
-					}
-					
-					g_free (pProgFilesX86);
-				}
+	}
+
+	if (p == 0) {
+		if (ERROR_SUCCESS == RegOpenKeyExA (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "Software\\VST", 0, KEY_READ, &hKey))
+		{
+			// Look for a global VST Registry entry
+			if (ERROR_SUCCESS == RegQueryValueExA (hKey, "VSTPluginsPath", 0, &dwType, (LPBYTE)tmp, &dwSize))
+				p = g_build_filename (Glib::locale_to_utf8(tmp).c_str(), 0);
+
+			RegCloseKey (hKey);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (p == 0) {
+		char *pVSTx86 = 0;
+		char *pProgFilesX86 = PBD::get_win_special_folder (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86);
+
+		if (pProgFilesX86) {
+			// Look for a VST folder under C:\Program Files (x86)
+			if (pVSTx86 = g_build_filename (pProgFilesX86, "Steinberg", "VSTPlugins", 0))
+			{
+				if (Glib::file_test (pVSTx86, Glib::FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
+					if (Glib::file_test (pVSTx86, Glib::FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
+						p = g_build_filename (pVSTx86, 0);
+
+				g_free (pVSTx86);
 			}
 
-			if (p == 0) {
-				// Look for a VST folder under C:\Program Files
-				char *pVST = 0;
-				char *pProgFiles = PBD::get_win_special_folder (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES);
-				
-				if (pProgFiles) {
-					if (pVST = g_build_filename (pProgFiles, "Steinberg", "VSTPlugins", 0)) {
-						if (Glib::file_test (pVST, Glib::FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
-							if (Glib::file_test (pVST, Glib::FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
-								p = g_build_filename (pVST, 0);
-						g_free (pVST);
-					}
-					
-					g_free (pProgFiles);
+			g_free (pProgFilesX86);
+		}
+
+		if (p == 0) {
+			// Look for a VST folder under C:\Program Files
+			char *pVST = 0;
+			char *pProgFiles = PBD::get_win_special_folder (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES);
+
+			if (pProgFiles) {
+				if (pVST = g_build_filename (pProgFiles, "Steinberg", "VSTPlugins", 0)) {
+					if (Glib::file_test (pVST, Glib::FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
+						if (Glib::file_test (pVST, Glib::FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
+							p = g_build_filename (pVST, 0);
+
+					g_free (pVST);
 				}
+
+				g_free (pProgFiles);
 			}
 		}
-		
-		if (p == 0) {
-			// If all else failed, assume the plugins are under "My Documents"
-			user_home = (char*) g_get_user_special_dir (G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS);
-			if (user_home) {
-				p = g_build_filename (user_home, "Plugins", "VST", 0);
-			} else {
-				user_home = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), "My Documents", 0);
-				if (user_home)
-					p = g_build_filename (user_home, "Plugins", "VST", 0);
-			}
-		} else {
-			// Concatenate the registry path with the user's personal path
+	}
+
+	if (p == 0) {
+		// If all else failed, assume the plugins are under "My Documents"
+		user_home = (char*) g_get_user_special_dir (G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS);
+		if (user_home) {
+			p = g_build_filename (user_home, "Plugins", "VST", 0);
+		} else {
+			user_home = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), "My Documents", 0);
+			if (user_home)
+				p = g_build_filename (user_home, "Plugins", "VST", 0);
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Concatenate the registry path with the user's personal path
+		user_home = (char*) g_get_user_special_dir (G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS);
+
+		if (user_home) {
+			p = g_build_path (";", p, g_build_filename(user_home, "Plugins", "VST", 0), 0);
+		} else {
+			user_home = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), "My Documents", 0);
 
-			user_home = (char*) g_get_user_special_dir (G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS);
-			
 			if (user_home) {
-				p = g_build_path (";", p, g_build_filename(user_home, "Plugins", "VST", 0), 0);
-			} else {
-				user_home = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), "My Documents", 0);
-				if (user_home) {
-					p = g_build_path (";", p, g_build_filename (user_home, "Plugins", "VST", 0), 0);
-				}
+				p = g_build_path (";", p, g_build_filename (user_home, "Plugins", "VST", 0), 0);
 			}
 		}
 	}