diff --git src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodeformatter.cpp src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodeformatter.cpp
index 99e28529c1..697080d1c5 100644
--- src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodeformatter.cpp
+++ src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodeformatter.cpp
@@ -1243,9 +1243,9 @@ void QtStyleCodeFormatter::onEnter(int newState, int *indentDepth, int *savedInd
     case condition_paren_open:
     case member_init_nest_open:
         if (!lastToken)
-            *paddingDepth = nextTokenPosition-*indentDepth;
+            *paddingDepth = 0;
         else
-            addContinuationIndent(paddingDepth);
+            *paddingDepth = *indentDepth;
         break;
 
     case ternary_op: