diff --git a/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.cc b/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.cc
index 37ad145c17..cd76607b4c 100644
--- a/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.cc
+++ b/src/voice_engine/main/source/channel.cc
@@ -3889,8 +3889,8 @@ int Channel::StartRecordingPlayout(const char* fileName,
     const WebRtc_UWord32 notificationTime(0); // Not supported in VoE
     CodecInst dummyCodec={100,"L16",16000,320,1,320000};
 
-    if (codecInst != NULL &&
-      (codecInst->channels < 1) || (codecInst->channels > 2))
+    if ((codecInst != NULL) &&
+      ((codecInst->channels < 1) || (codecInst->channels > 2)))
     {
         _engineStatisticsPtr->SetLastError(
             VE_BAD_ARGUMENT, kTraceError,
diff --git a/src/voice_engine/main/source/output_mixer.cc b/src/voice_engine/main/source/output_mixer.cc
index a2841b2305..f00a0d15cc 100644
--- a/src/voice_engine/main/source/output_mixer.cc
+++ b/src/voice_engine/main/source/output_mixer.cc
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ int OutputMixer::StartRecordingPlayout(const char* fileName,
     const WebRtc_UWord32 notificationTime(0);
     CodecInst dummyCodec={100,"L16",16000,320,1,320000};
 
-    if (codecInst != NULL &&
-      (codecInst->channels < 1) || (codecInst->channels > 2))
+    if ((codecInst != NULL) &&
+      ((codecInst->channels < 1) || (codecInst->channels > 2)))
     {
         _engineStatisticsPtr->SetLastError(
             VE_BAD_ARGUMENT, kTraceError,