diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
index 7938ad8d495788c7120c3b006b2fb799958896a8..79ec26317598306b4e660de410392a60c41c8b34 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
@@ -1324,8 +1324,8 @@ static void rtl8180_rx(struct net_device *dev)
 			priv->rx_skb_complete = 1;
 		}
 
-		signal = (unsigned char)(*(priv->rxringtail + 3) &
-			0x00ff0000) >> 16;
+		signal = (unsigned char)((*(priv->rxringtail + 3) &
+			0x00ff0000) >> 16);
 		signal = (signal & 0xfe) >> 1;
 
 		quality = (unsigned char)((*(priv->rxringtail+3)) & (0xff));