diff --git a/Sources/SwiftSyntax/SyntaxText.swift b/Sources/SwiftSyntax/SyntaxText.swift
index 790553b5264..9360f9d31b3 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftSyntax/SyntaxText.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftSyntax/SyntaxText.swift
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ public struct SyntaxText {
     guard !self.isEmpty && !other.isEmpty else {
       return self.isEmpty && other.isEmpty
     }
-    let first: Bool = other.baseAddress! <= self.baseAddress!
-    let second = UnsafePointer<UInt8>(self.baseAddress! + count)
-    let third = UnsafePointer<UInt8>(other.baseAddress! + other.count)
-    return (first && second <= third)
+    let doesOtherIncludeSelfBaseAddress: Bool = other.baseAddress! <= self.baseAddress!
+    let sendEndBound = UnsafePointer<UInt8>(self.baseAddress! + count)
+    let otherEndBound = UnsafePointer<UInt8>(other.baseAddress! + other.count)
+    return (doesOtherIncludeSelfBaseAddress && sendEndBound <= otherEndBound)
   }
 
   /// Returns `true` if `other` is a substring of this ``SyntaxText``.