diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
index e8ccba5060..e5de5b4729 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             child = children[i];
             if(child.nodeType == 1) {
                 grandchildren = child.childNodes;
-                if(grandchildren.length >= 1 || grandchildren.length <= 3) {
+                if(grandchildren.length >= 1 && grandchildren.length <= 3) {
                     var grandchild;
                     switch (grandchildren.length) {
                         case 1:
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                         case 2:
                             var c1 = grandchildren[0];
                             var c2 = grandchildren[1];
-                            grandchild = c1.nodeType == 3 || c1.nodeType == 4 ?
+                            grandchild = (c1.nodeType == 3 || c1.nodeType == 4) ?
                                 c1 : c2;
                             break;
                         case 3: