diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php
index feedb1db3..68417015c 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class Debugger {
 				// Sniff for globals as !== explodes in < 5.4
 				if ($key === 'GLOBALS' && is_array($val) && isset($val['GLOBALS'])) {
 					$val = '[recursion]';
-				} else if ($val !== $var) {
+				} elseif ($val !== $var) {
 					$val = self::_export($val, $depth, $indent);
 				}
 				$vars[] = $break . self::exportVar($key) .