diff --git a/coccinelle/zz-drop-braces.cocci b/coccinelle/zz-drop-braces.cocci
new file mode 100644
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+@@
+position p : script:python() { p[0].file != "src/journal/lookup3.c" };
+identifier id;
+expression e;
+@@
+if (...)
+- {
+(
+    id@p(...);
+|
+    e@p;
+)
+- }
+
+@@
+position p : script:python() { p[0].file != "src/journal/lookup3.c" };
+identifier id;
+expression e;
+@@
+if (...)
+- {
+(
+    return id@p(...);
+|
+    return e@p;
+)
+- }