diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/type.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/type.cc
index 295559ce2dba3..47bf52660ffe9 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/type.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/type.cc
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ Status Schema::CanReferenceFieldByName(const std::string& name) const {
   if (GetFieldByName(name) == nullptr) {
     return Status::Invalid("Field named '", name,
                            "' not found or not unique in the schema.");
-    }
+  }
   return Status::OK();
 }