diff --git a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
index 5fc7a7a0401f..77f3027143f8 100644
--- a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
@@ -1052,13 +1052,13 @@ void SceneTree::_process(bool p_physics) {
 		if (p_physics) {
 			if (!pg->physics_nodes.is_empty()) {
 				process_valid = true;
-			} else if (pg == &default_process_group || (pg->owner != nullptr && pg->owner->data.process_thread_messages.has_flag(Node::FLAG_PROCESS_THREAD_MESSAGES_PHYSICS)) && pg->call_queue.has_messages()) {
+			} else if (pg == &default_process_group || ((pg->owner != nullptr && pg->owner->data.process_thread_messages.has_flag(Node::FLAG_PROCESS_THREAD_MESSAGES_PHYSICS)) && pg->call_queue.has_messages())) {
 				process_valid = true;
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (!pg->nodes.is_empty()) {
 				process_valid = true;
-			} else if (pg == &default_process_group || (pg->owner != nullptr && pg->owner->data.process_thread_messages.has_flag(Node::FLAG_PROCESS_THREAD_MESSAGES)) && pg->call_queue.has_messages()) {
+			} else if (pg == &default_process_group || ((pg->owner != nullptr && pg->owner->data.process_thread_messages.has_flag(Node::FLAG_PROCESS_THREAD_MESSAGES)) && pg->call_queue.has_messages())) {
 				process_valid = true;
 			}
 		}