diff --git a/include/asm-mips/sn/klconfig.h b/include/asm-mips/sn/klconfig.h
index b63cd0655b3d554d2145acd134d2815c67e69f22..15d70ca561870cb9d48db00c7183b9377df0ee0a 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/sn/klconfig.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/sn/klconfig.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ typedef struct kl_config_hdr {
 /* --- New Macros for the changed kl_config_hdr_t structure --- */
 
 #define PTR_CH_MALLOC_HDR(_k)   ((klc_malloc_hdr_t *)\
-			(unsigned long)_k + (_k->ch_malloc_hdr_off)))
+			((unsigned long)_k + (_k->ch_malloc_hdr_off)))
 
 #define KL_CONFIG_CH_MALLOC_HDR(_n)   PTR_CH_MALLOC_HDR(KL_CONFIG_HDR(_n))