diff --git a/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
index 6f032f49d..a4f58b5ff 100644
--- a/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
@@ -577,8 +577,8 @@ class ImageFileDirectory_v2(MutableMapping):
         # Spec'd length == 1, Actual > 1, Warn and truncate. Formerly barfed.
         # No Spec, Actual length 1, Formerly (<4.2) returned a 1 element tuple.
         # Don't mess with the legacy api, since it's frozen.
-        if ((info.length == 1) or
-            (info.length is None and len(values) == 1 and not legacy_api)):
+        if (info.length == 1) or \
+           (info.length is None and len(values) == 1 and not legacy_api):
             # Don't mess with the legacy api, since it's frozen.
             if legacy_api and self.tagtype[tag] in [5, 10]:  # rationals
                 values = values,