diff --git a/gas/macro.c b/gas/macro.c
index 1c33de3a22..7407f1d114 100644
--- a/gas/macro.c
+++ b/gas/macro.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ buffer_and_nest (from, to, ptr, get_line)
 	  if (ptr->ptr[i] == '.')
 	      i++;
 	  if (strncasecmp (ptr->ptr + i, from, from_len) == 0
-	      && (ptr->len == (i + from_len || ! isalnum (ptr->ptr[i + from_len]))))
+	      && (ptr->len == (i + from_len) || ! isalnum (ptr->ptr[i + from_len])))
 	    depth++;
 	  if (strncasecmp (ptr->ptr + i, to, to_len) == 0
 	      && (ptr->len == (i + to_len) || ! isalnum (ptr->ptr[i + to_len])))