diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb
index 3a79b2b01eae5952435902e2481b167764842f44..fa45edd436c663c3a6fb666e338c477ba9404e6b 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def #{render_symbol}(local_assigns)
         end_src
 
         begin
-          logger = defined? ActionController && Base.logger
+          logger = defined?(ActionController) && Base.logger
           logger.debug "Compiling template #{render_symbol}" if logger
 
           ActionView::Base::CompiledTemplates.module_eval(source, filename, 0)