diff --git a/src/util/virnetdev.c b/src/util/virnetdev.c
index 925b41fe4c..5a4ccc62e3 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdev.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdev.c
@@ -1129,7 +1129,8 @@ int virNetDevSetIPAddress(const char *ifname,
     unsigned int recvbuflen;
 
     /* The caller needs to provide a correct address */
-    if (VIR_SOCKET_ADDR_FAMILY(addr) == AF_INET && peer && !VIR_SOCKET_ADDR_VALID(peer)) {
+    if (VIR_SOCKET_ADDR_FAMILY(addr) == AF_INET &&
+        !(peer && VIR_SOCKET_ADDR_VALID(peer))) {
         /* compute a broadcast address if this is IPv4 */
         if (VIR_ALLOC(broadcast) < 0)
             return -1;