diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 65e9375d2fb3..558ce0312421 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -2013,8 +2013,8 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	/* buffered aio wouldn't have proper lock coverage today */
 	BUG_ON(ret == -EIOCBQUEUED && !(file->f_flags & O_DIRECT));
 
-	if ((file->f_flags & O_DSYNC && !direct_io) || IS_SYNC(inode) ||
-	    (file->f_flags & O_DIRECT && has_refcount)) {
+	if (((file->f_flags & O_DSYNC) && !direct_io) || IS_SYNC(inode) ||
+	    ((file->f_flags & O_DIRECT) && has_refcount)) {
 		ret = filemap_fdatawrite_range(file->f_mapping, pos,
 					       pos + count - 1);
 		if (ret < 0)