diff --git a/lib/tokenlist.cpp b/lib/tokenlist.cpp
index a1900f2e5..cd55145b9 100644
--- a/lib/tokenlist.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenlist.cpp
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static void compileExpression(Token *&tok, std::stack<Token*> &op)
 void TokenList::createAst()
 {
     for (Token *tok = _front; tok; tok = tok ? tok->next() : NULL) {
-        if (tok->str() == "return" || !tok->previous() || Token::Match(tok, "%var% %op%|(|[|.|=|::") || Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %cop%")) {
+        if (tok->str() == "return" || !tok->previous() || Token::Match(tok, "%var% %op%|(|[|.|=|::") || Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] %cop%|(")) {
             std::stack<Token *> operands;
             compileExpression(tok, operands);
         }
diff --git a/test/testvalueflow.cpp b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
index df0a49c54..e12c712ee 100644
--- a/test/testvalueflow.cpp
+++ b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, testValueOfX(code, 3U, 0));
 
         code = "void f(int *x) {\n"
-               "  if ((x=ret())&&\n"
-               "      (*x==0));\n"  // <- x is not 0
+               "  ((x=ret())&&\n"
+               "   (*x==0));\n"  // <- x is not 0
                "  if (x==0) {}\n"
                "}";
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, testValueOfX(code, 3U, 0));