diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index 5ff2105214..e9d8c3881b 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ def get_url_to_report_with_filters(name, filters, report_type=None, doctype=None
 
 
 def sql_like(value: str, pattern: str) -> bool:
-	if not isinstance(pattern, str) and isinstance(value, str):
+	if not (isinstance(pattern, str) and isinstance(value, str)):
 		return False
 	if pattern.startswith("%") and pattern.endswith("%"):
 		return pattern.strip("%") in value