diff --git a/wp-includes/capabilities.php b/wp-includes/capabilities.php
index 2ea5aeb48..7d8a00d73 100644
--- a/wp-includes/capabilities.php
+++ b/wp-includes/capabilities.php
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ function map_meta_cap( $cap, $user_id ) {
 		if ( ! $post_type->map_meta_cap ) {
 			$caps[] = $post_type->cap->$cap;
 			// Prior to 3.1 we would re-call map_meta_cap here.
-			if ( $cap == 'delete_post' )
+			if ( 'delete_post' == $cap )
 				$cap = $post_type->cap->$cap;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ function map_meta_cap( $cap, $user_id ) {
 		if ( ! $post_type->map_meta_cap ) {
 			$caps[] = $post_type->cap->$cap;
 			// Prior to 3.1 we would re-call map_meta_cap here.
-			if ( $cap == 'edit_post' )
+			if ( 'edit_post' == $cap )
 				$cap = $post_type->cap->$cap;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ function map_meta_cap( $cap, $user_id ) {
 		if ( ! $post_type->map_meta_cap ) {
 			$caps[] = $post_type->cap->$cap;
 			// Prior to 3.1 we would re-call map_meta_cap here.
-			if ( $cap == 'read_post' )
+			if ( 'read_post' == $cap )
 				$cap = $post_type->cap->$cap;
 			break;
 		}