diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index 68920d888..7632ae4fd 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.181 - 
 ===================================
+  Fix bug in construction of cache table line (regression from 1.02.159).
 
 Version 1.02.179 - 11th August 2021
 ===================================
diff --git a/device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c b/device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c
index c759c4e46..4f2d79ee1 100644
--- a/device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c
+++ b/device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c
@@ -2644,7 +2644,7 @@ static int _cache_emit_segment_line(struct dm_task *dmt,
 	EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " %s", name);
 
 	/* Do not pass migration_threshold 2048 which is default */
-	EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " %u", (seg->policy_argc + (seg->migration_threshold != 2048) ? 1 : 0) * 2);
+	EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " %u", (seg->policy_argc + ((seg->migration_threshold != 2048) ? 1 : 0)) * 2);
 	if (seg->migration_threshold != 2048)
 		    EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " migration_threshold %u", seg->migration_threshold);
 	if (seg->policy_settings)
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
index 06ebdc0c0..881558e44 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ static int _cache_emit_segment_line(struct dm_task *dmt,
 	EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " %s", name);
 
 	/* Do not pass migration_threshold 2048 which is default */
-	EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " %u", (seg->policy_argc + (seg->migration_threshold != 2048) ? 1 : 0) * 2);
+	EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " %u", (seg->policy_argc + ((seg->migration_threshold != 2048) ? 1 : 0)) * 2);
 	if (seg->migration_threshold != 2048)
 		    EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " migration_threshold %u", seg->migration_threshold);
 	if (seg->policy_settings)