diff --git a/internal/binder/binder.go b/internal/binder/binder.go
index 5e3dcdbcda..18520cd2e9 100644
--- a/internal/binder/binder.go
+++ b/internal/binder/binder.go
@@ -2686,9 +2686,11 @@ func isNarrowingBinaryExpression(expr *ast.BinaryExpression) bool {
 	case ast.KindEqualsToken, ast.KindBarBarEqualsToken, ast.KindAmpersandAmpersandEqualsToken, ast.KindQuestionQuestionEqualsToken:
 		return containsNarrowableReference(expr.Left)
 	case ast.KindEqualsEqualsToken, ast.KindExclamationEqualsToken, ast.KindEqualsEqualsEqualsToken, ast.KindExclamationEqualsEqualsToken:
-		return isNarrowableOperand(expr.Left) || isNarrowableOperand(expr.Right) ||
-			isNarrowingTypeOfOperands(expr.Right, expr.Left) || isNarrowingTypeOfOperands(expr.Left, expr.Right) ||
-			(ast.IsBooleanLiteral(expr.Right) && isNarrowingExpression(expr.Left) || ast.IsBooleanLiteral(expr.Left) && isNarrowingExpression(expr.Right))
+		left := ast.SkipParentheses(expr.Left)
+		right := ast.SkipParentheses(expr.Right)
+		return isNarrowableOperand(left) || isNarrowableOperand(right) ||
+			isNarrowingTypeOfOperands(right, left) || isNarrowingTypeOfOperands(left, right) ||
+			(ast.IsBooleanLiteral(right) && isNarrowingExpression(left) || ast.IsBooleanLiteral(left) && isNarrowingExpression(right))
 	case ast.KindInstanceOfKeyword:
 		return isNarrowableOperand(expr.Left)
 	case ast.KindInKeyword:
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/narrowingTypeofParenthesized1.types b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/narrowingTypeofParenthesized1.types
index fb043315ca..91ebadef01 100644
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/narrowingTypeofParenthesized1.types
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/narrowingTypeofParenthesized1.types
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if ((typeof foo) === "string") {
 
 } else {
   foo;
->foo : string
+>foo : never
 }
 
 if (typeof foo === ("string")) {
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ if (typeof foo === ("string")) {
 
 } else {
   foo;
->foo : string
+>foo : never
 }
 
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/narrowingTypeofParenthesized1.types.diff b/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/narrowingTypeofParenthesized1.types.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a39c0b9aa..0000000000
--- a/testdata/baselines/reference/submodule/compiler/narrowingTypeofParenthesized1.types.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
---- old.narrowingTypeofParenthesized1.types
-+++ new.narrowingTypeofParenthesized1.types
-@@= skipped -17, +17 lines =@@
-
- } else {
-   foo;
-->foo : never
-+>foo : string
- }
-
- if (typeof foo === ("string")) {
-@@= skipped -15, +15 lines =@@
-
- } else {
-   foo;
-->foo : never
-+>foo : string
- }