diff --git a/lib/inet_pton.c b/lib/inet_pton.c
index 7d4714db78..cf8b88a1d0 100644
--- a/lib/inet_pton.c
+++ b/lib/inet_pton.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ inet_pton6(const char *src, unsigned char *dst)
       }
       if(tp + INT16SZ > endp)
         return (0);
-      *tp++ = (unsigned char) (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+      *tp++ = (unsigned char) ((val >> 8) & 0xff);
       *tp++ = (unsigned char) (val & 0xff);
       saw_xdigit = 0;
       val = 0;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ inet_pton6(const char *src, unsigned char *dst)
   if(saw_xdigit) {
     if(tp + INT16SZ > endp)
       return (0);
-    *tp++ = (unsigned char) (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+    *tp++ = (unsigned char) ((val >> 8) & 0xff);
     *tp++ = (unsigned char) (val & 0xff);
   }
   if(colonp != NULL) {