diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index aa73ce7..5158944 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ int parsehostname(char *hostname, struct clientparam *param, unsigned short port
 
 	if(!hostname || !*hostname)return 2;
 	if(*hostname == '[') se=strchr(hostname, ']');
-	if (sp = strchr(se?se:hostname, ':')) {
+	if ((sp = strchr(se?se:hostname, ':'))) {
 		if(strchr(sp+1, ':'))sp = NULL;
 		else *sp = 0;
 	}