diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.cpp b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
index c41134a09..f7fdcde6e 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
@@ -183,15 +183,15 @@ std::string Preprocessor::read(std::istream &istr, const std::string &filename,
     // Clean up all preprocessor statements
     result = preprocessCleanupDirectives(result);
 
-    // Remove '#if 0' blocks
-    if (result.find("#if 0\n") != std::string::npos)
-        result = removeIf0(result);
-
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     //
     // Clean up preprocessor #if statements with Parantheses
     result = removeParantheses(result);
 
+    // Remove '#if 0' blocks
+    if (result.find("#if 0\n") != std::string::npos)
+        result = removeIf0(result);
+
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
index 1e6ce5c64..2e3721914 100644
--- a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
+++ b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
@@ -654,6 +654,12 @@ private:
                                 "#endif\n"
                                 "B\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("\n\n\nB\n", preprocessor.read(code,"",NULL));
+
+        std::istringstream code2("#if (0)\n"
+                                "A\n"
+                                "#endif\n"
+                                "B\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("\n\n\nB\n", preprocessor.read(code2,"",NULL));
     }
 
     void if0_whitespace()