diff --git a/mandelbrot-openmp.c b/mandelbrot-openmp.c
index 8b36a89..951b6a5 100644
--- a/mandelbrot-openmp.c
+++ b/mandelbrot-openmp.c
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ void drawmandelbrot(SDL_Surface * surface) {
     pixels[i] = color;
 
     /* Update the screen every 10 lines. */
-    #pragma omp critical
-    {
-      if (y % 10 == 0 && x == 0) {
+    if (y % 10 == 0 && x == 0) {
+      #pragma omp critical
+      {
         SDL_Flip(surface);
       }
     }