diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
index eaa3ab0cd3..030ce72d7c 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ function submit_post($mode, $subject, $username, $topic_type, &$poll, &$data, $u
 	$post_approval = 1;
 
 	// Check the permissions for post approval, as well as the queue trigger where users are put on approval with a post count lower than specified. Moderators are not affected.
-	if (($config['enable_queue_trigger'] && $user->data['user_posts'] < $config['queue_trigger_posts'] && !$auth->acl_get('m_approve', $data['forum_id'])) || !$auth->acl_get('f_noapprove', $data['forum_id']))
+	if ((($config['enable_queue_trigger'] && $user->data['user_posts'] < $config['queue_trigger_posts']) || !$auth->acl_get('f_noapprove', $data['forum_id'])) && !$auth->acl_get('m_approve', $data['forum_id']))
 	{
 		$post_approval = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index a3dcc27d44..1666342c9b 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ if ($submit || $preview || $refresh)
 			$redirect_url = submit_post($mode, $post_data['post_subject'], $post_data['username'], $post_data['topic_type'], $poll, $data, $update_message);
 
 			// Check the permissions for post approval, as well as the queue trigger where users are put on approval with a post count lower than specified. Moderators are not affected.
-			if (($config['enable_queue_trigger'] && $user->data['user_posts'] < $config['queue_trigger_posts'] && !$auth->acl_get('m_approve', $data['forum_id'])) || !$auth->acl_get('f_noapprove', $data['forum_id']))
+			if ((($config['enable_queue_trigger'] && $user->data['user_posts'] < $config['queue_trigger_posts']) || !$auth->acl_get('f_noapprove', $data['forum_id'])) && !$auth->acl_get('m_approve', $data['forum_id']))
 			{
 				meta_refresh(10, $redirect_url);
 				$message = ($mode == 'edit') ? $user->lang['POST_EDITED_MOD'] : $user->lang['POST_STORED_MOD'];