diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/writable.js b/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
index e43187d7705044..b960dbdaeda233 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ Writable.prototype.end = function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
 
 function needFinish(state) {
   return (
-  // State is ended && constructed but not destroyed, finished, writing, errorEmitted or closedEmitted
+    // State is ended && constructed but not destroyed, finished, writing, errorEmitted or closedEmitted
     state.state & (
       kEnding |
           kDestroyed |
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ function needFinish(state) {
           kWriting |
           kErrorEmitted |
           kCloseEmitted
-    ) !== kEnding | kConstructed &&
+    ) !== (kEnding | kConstructed) &&
           state.length === 0 &&
           !state.errored &&
           state.buffered.length === 0);