diff --git a/contrib/intarray/_int_bool.c b/contrib/intarray/_int_bool.c
index 8517010e5ed..64c8e00e2f3 100644
--- a/contrib/intarray/_int_bool.c
+++ b/contrib/intarray/_int_bool.c
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ makepol(WORKSTATE * state)
 			case OPEN:
 				if (makepol(state) == ERR)
 					return ERR;
-				if (lenstack && (stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '&' ||
-								 stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '!'))
+				while (lenstack && (stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '&' ||
+									stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '!'))
 				{
 					lenstack--;
 					pushquery(state, OPR, stack[lenstack]);
diff --git a/contrib/ltree/ltxtquery_io.c b/contrib/ltree/ltxtquery_io.c
index ca6325adf72..44fcc954ece 100644
--- a/contrib/ltree/ltxtquery_io.c
+++ b/contrib/ltree/ltxtquery_io.c
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ makepol(QPRS_STATE * state)
 			case OPEN:
 				if (makepol(state) == ERR)
 					return ERR;
-				if (lenstack && (stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '&' ||
-								 stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '!'))
+				while (lenstack && (stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '&' ||
+									stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '!'))
 				{
 					lenstack--;
 					pushquery(state, OPR, stack[lenstack], 0, 0, 0);
diff --git a/contrib/tsearch2/query.c b/contrib/tsearch2/query.c
index c86169874cb..8d313e16493 100644
--- a/contrib/tsearch2/query.c
+++ b/contrib/tsearch2/query.c
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ makepol(QPRS_STATE * state, void (*pushval) (QPRS_STATE *, int, char *, int, int
 			case OPEN:
 				if (makepol(state, pushval) == ERR)
 					return ERR;
-				if (lenstack && (stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '&' ||
-								 stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '!'))
+				while (lenstack && (stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '&' ||
+									stack[lenstack - 1] == (int4) '!'))
 				{
 					lenstack--;
 					pushquery(state, OPR, stack[lenstack], 0, 0, 0);