diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonPrimitive.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonPrimitive.java
index 827de959b9..7095c05a35 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonPrimitive.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonPrimitive.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
       return other.value == null;
     }
     if (isIntegral(this) && isIntegral(other)) {
-      return this.value instanceof BigInteger || other.value instanceof BigInteger
+      return (this.value instanceof BigInteger || other.value instanceof BigInteger)
           ? this.getAsBigInteger().equals(other.getAsBigInteger())
           : this.getAsNumber().longValue() == other.getAsNumber().longValue();
     }