diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/cstring.c b/icu4c/source/common/cstring.c
index 85a71503a2e..ff793d56c22 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/cstring.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/cstring.c
@@ -311,19 +311,18 @@ uprv_strdup(const char *src) {
 
 U_CAPI char* U_EXPORT2
 uprv_strndup(const char *src, int32_t n) {
-  size_t len;
-  char *dup;
+    char *dup;
 
-  if(n < 0) {
-    dup = uprv_strdup(src);
-  } else {
-    dup = (char*)uprv_malloc(n+1);
-    if (dup) { 
-      uprv_memcpy(dup, src, n);
-      dup[n] = 0;
+    if(n < 0) {
+        dup = uprv_strdup(src);
+    } else {
+        dup = (char*)uprv_malloc(n+1);
+        if (dup) { 
+            uprv_memcpy(dup, src, n);
+            dup[n] = 0;
+        }
     }
-  }
 
-  return dup;
+    return dup;
 }