diff --git a/scripts/qapi/common.py b/scripts/qapi/common.py
index df92cff852..c7ccc7cec7 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/common.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/common.py
@@ -205,24 +205,26 @@ def gen_ifcond(ifcond: Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]],
                cond_fmt: str, not_fmt: str,
                all_operator: str, any_operator: str) -> str:
 
-    def do_gen(ifcond: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]):
+    def do_gen(ifcond: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]], need_parens: bool):
         if isinstance(ifcond, str):
             return cond_fmt % ifcond
         assert isinstance(ifcond, dict) and len(ifcond) == 1
         if 'not' in ifcond:
-            return not_fmt % do_gen(ifcond['not'])
+            return not_fmt % do_gen(ifcond['not'], True)
         if 'all' in ifcond:
             gen = gen_infix(all_operator, ifcond['all'])
         else:
             gen = gen_infix(any_operator, ifcond['any'])
+        if need_parens:
+            gen = '(' + gen + ')'
         return gen
 
     def gen_infix(operator: str, operands: Sequence[Any]) -> str:
-        return '(' + operator.join([do_gen(o) for o in operands]) + ')'
+        return operator.join([do_gen(o, True) for o in operands])
 
     if not ifcond:
         return ''
-    return do_gen(ifcond)
+    return do_gen(ifcond, False)
 
 
 def cgen_ifcond(ifcond: Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]]) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.txt b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.txt
index 85a370831f..75f51a6fc1 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.txt
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Members
 If
 ~~
 
-"(IFALL1 and IFALL2)"
+"IFALL1 and IFALL2"
 
 
 "Variant1" (Object)
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ Members
 
 The members of "Base"
 The members of "Variant1" when "base1" is ""one""
-The members of "Variant2" when "base1" is ""two"" (**If: **"(IFONE or
-IFTWO)")
+The members of "Variant2" when "base1" is ""two"" (**If: **"IFONE or
+IFTWO")
 
 Features
 ~~~~~~~~