1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 8eb83efcec..28410a448c 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -538,8 +538,8 @@ rb_external_str_new_with_enc(const char *ptr, long len, rb_encoding *eenc)
     VALUE str;
 
     str = rb_tainted_str_new(ptr, len);
-    if (rb_enc_str_coderange(str) != ENC_CODERANGE_7BIT &&
-	eenc == rb_usascii_encoding()) {
+    if (eenc == rb_usascii_encoding() &&
+	rb_enc_str_coderange(str) != ENC_CODERANGE_7BIT) {
 	rb_enc_associate(str, rb_ascii8bit_encoding());
 	return str;
     }