diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index b9f1fc3ac27..1352561535d 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-09-05  David Billinghurst <David.Billinghurst@riotinto.com>
+
+	* gcc.c: (process_command) Add parentheses around assignment 
+	used as truth value.
+
 2001-09-05  Richard Sandiford  <rsandifo@redhat.com>
 
  	* config/mips/mips.c (save_restore_insns): Don't mark any register
diff --git a/gcc/gcc.c b/gcc/gcc.c
index 231d5581aa4..cbf62f81b5a 100644
--- a/gcc/gcc.c
+++ b/gcc/gcc.c
@@ -3577,9 +3577,9 @@ process_command (argc, argv)
 			      have_c = 1;
 			      break;
 			    }
-			  else if (skip = SWITCH_TAKES_ARG (argv[j][1]))
+			  else if ((skip = SWITCH_TAKES_ARG (argv[j][1])))
 			    j += skip - (argv[j][2] != 0);
-			  else if (skip = WORD_SWITCH_TAKES_ARG (argv[j] + 1))
+			  else if ((skip = WORD_SWITCH_TAKES_ARG (argv[j] + 1)))
 			    j += skip;
 			}
 		      j++;