diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
index 2814099..1da60d9 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_java_generator.cc
@@ -3530,7 +3530,7 @@
 
   // Check for namespacing
   t_program* program = ttype->get_program();
-  if ((program != NULL && program != program_) || force_namespace) {
+  if ((program != NULL) && ((program != program_) || force_namespace)) {
     string package = program->get_namespace("java");
     if (!package.empty()) {
       return package + "." + ttype->get_name();