diff --git a/languagetool-language-modules/pt/src/main/java/org/languagetool/rules/pt/PortugueseProclisisFilter.java b/languagetool-language-modules/pt/src/main/java/org/languagetool/rules/pt/PortugueseProclisisFilter.java
index 7ff627d2776b..6a35f6be4f43 100644
--- a/languagetool-language-modules/pt/src/main/java/org/languagetool/rules/pt/PortugueseProclisisFilter.java
+++ b/languagetool-language-modules/pt/src/main/java/org/languagetool/rules/pt/PortugueseProclisisFilter.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public RuleMatch acceptRuleMatch(RuleMatch match, Map<String, String> arguments,
     HashSet<String> suggestions = new HashSet<>(Collections.emptyList());
     for (AnalyzedToken at : encliticVerbTokenReadings.getReadings()) {
       String posTag = at.getPOSTag();
-      if (posTag == null || (!posTag.startsWith("V") && !posTag.contains(":"))) {
+      if (posTag == null || !posTag.startsWith("V") || !posTag.contains(":")) {
         continue;
       }
       String oldToken = at.getToken();