diff --git a/core/translate/expr.rs b/core/translate/expr.rs
index 5d081d2a9..c1beb32d2 100644
--- a/core/translate/expr.rs
+++ b/core/translate/expr.rs
@@ -2224,19 +2224,10 @@ fn emit_binary_insn(
     referenced_tables: Option<&TableReferences>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let mut affinity = Affinity::Blob;
-    if matches!(
-        op,
-        ast::Operator::Equals
-            | ast::Operator::NotEquals
-            | ast::Operator::Less
-            | ast::Operator::LessEquals
-            | ast::Operator::Greater
-            | ast::Operator::GreaterEquals
-            | ast::Operator::Is
-            | ast::Operator::IsNot
-    ) {
+    if op.is_comparison() {
         affinity = comparison_affinity(lhs_expr, rhs_expr, referenced_tables);
     }
+
     match op {
         ast::Operator::NotEquals => {
             let if_true_label = program.allocate_label();
diff --git a/vendored/sqlite3-parser/src/parser/ast/mod.rs b/vendored/sqlite3-parser/src/parser/ast/mod.rs
index 7512b75d5..6d92c07ba 100644
--- a/vendored/sqlite3-parser/src/parser/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/vendored/sqlite3-parser/src/parser/ast/mod.rs
@@ -731,6 +731,21 @@ impl Operator {
                 | Operator::NotEquals
         )
     }
+
+    /// Returns true if this operator is a comparison operator that may need affinity conversion
+    pub fn is_comparison(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            self,
+            Self::Equals
+                | Self::NotEquals
+                | Self::Less
+                | Self::LessEquals
+                | Self::Greater
+                | Self::GreaterEquals
+                | Self::Is
+                | Self::IsNot
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 /// Unary operators