diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/hw.c
index ecc9eb01f4fa12bddfd7ab044c79847bfe643c84..a8f81ea09f143cc56c981f80db73469196ddb4c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/hw.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include "ath.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 
-#define REG_READ	common->ops->read
-#define REG_WRITE	common->ops->write
+#define REG_READ	(common->ops->read)
+#define REG_WRITE	(common->ops->write)
 
 /**
  * ath_hw_set_bssid_mask - filter out bssids we listen