diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index ad4509ef2..09e930722 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BraceWrapping:
   AfterFunction: true # see AllowShortFunctionsOnASingleLine
   AfterNamespace: false
   AfterStruct: true
-  AfterExternBlock: true
+  AfterExternBlock: false
   BeforeCatch: false
   BeforeElse: true
   BeforeLambdaBody: false