Thread: Syntax Error

I think a silly syntax error then; i post the code..

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

main()

{ int n;              
  int step=0;

    scanf("%d",&n);
    if(n==1)return 0; 
    if (n%2==0){
          n=n/2;
	  step++;
    else 
          n=3*n+1;  
          step++;}
     
   printf("%d",step);
    return 0;
}

i get back from gcc:

' error: syntax error before "else" '

then, the error stands in 'step++', i guess.. but don't know how to tweak it.. i need the function add +1 to 'step' for both cases, even and odd inputs.

any clue? thanks to all