diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index cc43e7320a..b335362ebf 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -21247,7 +21247,7 @@ static struct sip_peer *build_peer(const char *name, struct ast_variable *v, str
 		char *params;
 
 		ast_copy_string(_srvlookup, srvlookup, sizeof(_srvlookup));
-		if (params = strchr(_srvlookup, ';')) {
+		if ((params = strchr(_srvlookup, ';'))) {
 			*params++ = '\0';
 		}