diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 6e5ceffcc..c0a3a9956 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ void errmsg(int err, char *s, const char *func, const char *file, int line);
 #define ERRMSG(err, s) errmsg(err,  s, __func__, __FILENAME__, __LINE__)
 #define ENTERFUNC rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s(%d):%s entered\n", __FILENAME__, __LINE__, __func__)
 #define RETURNFUNC(rc) do { \
-                        rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s(%d):%s return(%ld)\n", __FILENAME__, __LINE__, __func__, (long int) rc); \
-                        return rc; \
+                        rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s(%d):%s return(%ld)\n", __FILENAME__, __LINE__, __func__, (long int) (rc)); \
+                        return (rc); \
                        } while(0)
 
 #if 0 // 5.0