diff --git a/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/api/output/Location.java b/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/api/output/Location.java
index d8a1844f599c..28689729f4f2 100644
--- a/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/api/output/Location.java
+++ b/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/api/output/Location.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public static final Location locationFromCallStackItem(String item) {
                 ret.append(className.replace('.', '/'));
             }
             ret.append(".java");
-            return Location.parseLocation(ret.toString() + ":" + line != null ? line : methodName);
+            return Location.parseLocation(ret.toString() + ":" + (line != null ? line : methodName));
         } else {
             return null;
         }