diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/row.c b/Modules/_sqlite/row.c
index 8778af0..d357efa 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/row.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/row.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@
     if (PyType_IsSubtype(Py_TYPE(_other), &pysqlite_RowType)) {
 	pysqlite_Row *other = (pysqlite_Row *)_other;
 	PyObject *res = PyObject_RichCompare(self->description, other->description, opid);
-	if (opid == Py_EQ && res == Py_True
-	    || opid == Py_NE && res == Py_False) {
+	if ((opid == Py_EQ && res == Py_True)
+	    || (opid == Py_NE && res == Py_False)) {
 	    Py_DECREF(res);
 	    return PyObject_RichCompare(self->data, other->data, opid);
 	}