diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/debug.c b/sound/soc/sof/debug.c
index 145fd0d1e1663..7b1139961a99a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/debug.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/debug.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static void snd_sof_dbg_print_fw_state(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, const char *lev
 
 void snd_sof_dsp_dbg_dump(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, const char *msg, u32 flags)
 {
-	char *level = flags & SOF_DBG_DUMP_OPTIONAL ? KERN_DEBUG : KERN_ERR;
+	char *level = (flags & SOF_DBG_DUMP_OPTIONAL) ? KERN_DEBUG : KERN_ERR;
 	bool print_all = sof_debug_check_flag(SOF_DBG_PRINT_ALL_DUMPS);
 
 	if (flags & SOF_DBG_DUMP_OPTIONAL && !print_all)