diff --git a/lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_1.py b/lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_1.py
index b507151cb5..e831a7ebcf 100644
--- a/lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_1.py
+++ b/lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_1.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def convert_TeX_brace_to_Argument(document, line, n, nmax, inset, environment, o
             else:
               beginBrace = find_token(document.body, "{", endBrace, end_layout)
             # assure that the ERTs are consecutive (11 or 12 depending if there is a space between the ERTs or not)
-            if beginBrance != -1 and (beginBrace == endBrace + 11 or beginBrace == endBrace + 12):
+            if beginBrace != -1 and (beginBrace == endBrace + 11 or beginBrace == endBrace + 12):
               end = find_token(document.body, "\\end_inset", beginBrace)
               document.body[lineERT : end + 1] = ["\\end_layout", "", "\\end_inset"]
               if loop == 1:
diff --git a/status.23x b/status.23x
index a2d4b00f6e..b08b2656cc 100644
--- a/status.23x
+++ b/status.23x
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ What's new
 
 * LYX2LYX
 
-
+- Fix typo in the code that converts from file formats older than lyx 2.1
+  (thanks to Salvatore Falco).
 
 
 * TEX2LYX