diff --git a/libs/appleutility/CAAudioUnit.cpp b/libs/appleutility/CAAudioUnit.cpp
index c1ab13454e..76798d4e0f 100644
--- a/libs/appleutility/CAAudioUnit.cpp
+++ b/libs/appleutility/CAAudioUnit.cpp
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ bool		CAAudioUnit::CanDo (	int 				inChannelsIn,
 		// is expected to deal with same channel valance in and out
 	if (result) 
 	{
-		if (Comp().Desc().IsEffect() && (inChannelsIn == inChannelsOut)
-			|| Comp().Desc().IsOffline() && (inChannelsIn == inChannelsOut))
+		if ((Comp().Desc().IsEffect() && (inChannelsIn == inChannelsOut))
+			|| (Comp().Desc().IsOffline() && (inChannelsIn == inChannelsOut)))
 		{
 			return true;
 		}