diff --git a/lib/checkcondition.cpp b/lib/checkcondition.cpp
index a481cc139..cf1ddc97c 100644
--- a/lib/checkcondition.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkcondition.cpp
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ void CheckCondition::alwaysTrueFalse()
                 tok->astParent()
                 && Token::Match(tok->astParent()->astOperand1(), "if|while")
                 && !tok->isBoolean();
-            const bool constValExpr = Token::Match(tok, "%num%|%char%") && tok->astParent() && Token::Match(tok->astParent(),"&&|%oror%|?"); // just one number or char in boolean expression
+            const bool constValExpr = Token::Match(tok, "%num%|%char%") && Token::Match(tok->astParent(),"%oror%|&&|?"); // just one number or char in boolean expression
             const bool compExpr = Token::Match(tok, "%comp%|!"); // a compare expression
 
             if (!(constIfWhileExpression || constValExpr || compExpr))