diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MediaPlayer.java b/media/java/android/media/MediaPlayer.java
index 040152ac9b1d9..1937edd69975e 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MediaPlayer.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MediaPlayer.java
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ public class MediaPlayer extends PlayerBase
             setDataSource(afd);
             return true;
         } catch (NullPointerException | SecurityException | IOException ex) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Couldn't open " + uri == null ? "null uri" : uri.toSafeString(), ex);
+            Log.w(TAG, "Couldn't open " + (uri == null ? "null uri" : uri.toSafeString()), ex);
             return false;
         }
     }