diff --git a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
index 7bc8b7ffa96f..7a1ae247a5ad 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ loop:
 		if (vp->v_type == VNON ||
 		    ((ip->i_flag &
 		    (IN_ACCESS | IN_CHANGE | IN_MODIFIED | IN_UPDATE)) == 0 &&
-		    (TAILQ_EMPTY(&vp->v_dirtyblkhd))) || waitfor == MNT_LAZY) {
+		    (TAILQ_EMPTY(&vp->v_dirtyblkhd) || waitfor == MNT_LAZY))) {
 			simple_unlock(&vp->v_interlock);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
index 7bc8b7ffa96f..7a1ae247a5ad 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ loop:
 		if (vp->v_type == VNON ||
 		    ((ip->i_flag &
 		    (IN_ACCESS | IN_CHANGE | IN_MODIFIED | IN_UPDATE)) == 0 &&
-		    (TAILQ_EMPTY(&vp->v_dirtyblkhd))) || waitfor == MNT_LAZY) {
+		    (TAILQ_EMPTY(&vp->v_dirtyblkhd) || waitfor == MNT_LAZY))) {
 			simple_unlock(&vp->v_interlock);
 			continue;
 		}