diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/frame_aarch64.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/frame_aarch64.inline.hpp
index f5b46a5351973..5c850c6bcbd65 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/frame_aarch64.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/frame_aarch64.inline.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014, Red Hat Inc. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ inline bool frame::equal(frame other) const {
               && unextended_sp() == other.unextended_sp()
               && fp() == other.fp()
               && pc() == other.pc();
-  assert(!ret || ret && cb() == other.cb() && _deopt_state == other._deopt_state, "inconsistent construction");
+  assert(!ret || (cb() == other.cb() && _deopt_state == other._deopt_state), "inconsistent construction");
   return ret;
 }