diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PushConfig.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PushConfig.java
index 0de270261..c8774d546 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PushConfig.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PushConfig.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public String toConfigValue() {
 		@Override
 		public boolean matchConfigValue(String in) {
 			return toConfigValue().equalsIgnoreCase(in)
-					|| alias != null && alias.equalsIgnoreCase(in);
+					|| (alias != null && alias.equalsIgnoreCase(in));
 		}
 	}