diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/58-mysql_query_refactoring.yml b/changelogs/fragments/58-mysql_query_refactoring.yml
index 892016c..1060b58 100644
--- a/changelogs/fragments/58-mysql_query_refactoring.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/58-mysql_query_refactoring.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 minor_changes:
 - mysql_query - simple refactoring of query type check (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.mysql/pull/58).
+- mysql_user - simple refactoring of priv type check (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.mysql/pull/58).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/mysql_user.py b/plugins/modules/mysql_user.py
index c5b5b09..1df0c26 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/mysql_user.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/mysql_user.py
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ def main():
     plugin_hash_string = module.params["plugin_hash_string"]
     plugin_auth_string = module.params["plugin_auth_string"]
     resource_limits = module.params["resource_limits"]
-    if priv and not (isinstance(priv, str) or isinstance(priv, dict)):
+    if priv and not isinstance(priv, (str, dict)):
         module.fail_json(msg="priv parameter must be str or dict but %s was passed" % type(priv))
 
     if priv and isinstance(priv, dict):