diff --git a/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp b/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp
index 36ab5ee69635..f0d978b2beab 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ template <class ELFT> void MergeInputSection<ELFT>::splitIntoPieces() {
   else
     this->Pieces = splitNonStrings(Data, EntSize);
 
-  if (Config->GcSections && this->getSectionHdr()->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)
+  if (Config->GcSections && (this->getSectionHdr()->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
     for (uintX_t Off : LiveOffsets)
       this->getSectionPiece(Off)->Live = true;
 }