diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 8002ce0ab4..92da0331dd 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
dat += "
"
- dat += "Screen shake: [(screenshake) ? "Full" : [(!screenshake) ? "None" : "Reduced"]]
"
+ dat += "Screen shake: [(screenshake) ? "Full" : ((!screenshake) ? "None" : "Reduced")]
"
dat += "