diff --git a/src/dev/camacDev/devAaoCamac.c b/src/dev/camacDev/devAaoCamac.c
index 50b5e5bcc..ef2540305 100644
--- a/src/dev/camacDev/devAaoCamac.c
+++ b/src/dev/camacDev/devAaoCamac.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int fsd;
     }
     
     if (paao->nelm<=0) paao->nelm=1;
-    if (paao->ftvl == 0) || (paao->ftvl > DBF_ENUM) {
+    if ((paao->ftvl == 0) || (paao->ftvl > DBF_ENUM)) {
 	paao->bptr = (char *)calloc(paao->nelm,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
     }
     else {