diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index e7cef35e..243c59f8 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ typedef int16_t coefficient;
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 // Buggy VS2010 throws intellisense warnings if void* is not casted.
-  #define MALLOC(type, num) (type *)malloc(sizeof(type) * num)
+  #define MALLOC(type, num) (type *)malloc(sizeof(type) * (num))
 #else
-  #define MALLOC(type, num) malloc(sizeof(type) * num)
+  #define MALLOC(type, num) malloc(sizeof(type) * (num))
 #endif
 
 #define FREE_POINTER(pointer) { free((void*)pointer); pointer = NULL; }