diff --git a/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
index a186afd0a..0b33f68fb 100644
--- a/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ def _write_local_header(fp, im, offset, flags):
                  o8(transparency) +       # transparency index
                  o8(0))
 
-    if "comment" in im.encoderinfo and \
-       and im.encoderinfo["comment"] is not None \
+    if "comment" in im.encoderinfo \
+        and im.encoderinfo["comment"] is not None \
         and 1 <= len(im.encoderinfo["comment"]) <= 255:
         fp.write(b"!" +
                  o8(254) +                # extension intro