diff --git a/compiler/new/symtable/symtablt.pas b/compiler/new/symtable/symtablt.pas
index 62c15e3ef5..d053c969a8 100644
--- a/compiler/new/symtable/symtablt.pas
+++ b/compiler/new/symtable/symtablt.pas
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function Tabstractrecordsymtable.varsymtodata(sym:Psym;
 
 begin
     datasize:=(datasize+(packrecordalignment[aktpackrecords]-1))
-     and (not packrecordalignment[aktpackrecords]-1);
+     and not (packrecordalignment[aktpackrecords]-1);
     varsymtodata:=inherited varsymtodata(sym,len);
 end;
 
@@ -395,4 +395,4 @@ begin
     speedsearch:=link^.speedsearch(s,speedvalue);
 end;
 
-end.
\ No newline at end of file
+end.