diff --git a/spm.h b/spm.h
index 145d5ce7f175db48f24c1f9c6d1f4a7c2cb775f8..88fcc674ebd0e19dcfd44a4fb614ef0389f0447a 100644
--- a/spm.h
+++ b/spm.h
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ static inline void s_spmPrintElt( FILE *f, pastix_int_t i, pastix_int_t j, float
  *
  * @remark: uses a macro to avoid accessing A that would generate segfault.
  */
-#define p_spmPrintElt( f, i, j, A ) {                   \
-        fprintf( f, "%ld %ld\n", (long)i, (long)j );    \
+#define p_spmPrintElt( f, i, j, A ) {                           \
+        fprintf( f, "%ld %ld\n", (long)(i), (long)(j) );        \
     }
 
 /**