diff --git a/include/trace/perf.h b/include/trace/perf.h
index 88de5c2..04fe68bb 100644
--- a/include/trace/perf.h
+++ b/include/trace/perf.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		((__entry->__data_loc_##field >> 16) & 0xffff)
 
 #undef __get_str
-#define __get_str(field) (char *)__get_dynamic_array(field)
+#define __get_str(field) ((char *)__get_dynamic_array(field))
 
 #undef __get_bitmask
 #define __get_bitmask(field) (char *)__get_dynamic_array(field)
diff --git a/include/trace/trace_events.h b/include/trace/trace_events.h
index 80679a9..467e12f 100644
--- a/include/trace/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/trace/trace_events.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 		((__entry->__data_loc_##field >> 16) & 0xffff)
 
 #undef __get_str
-#define __get_str(field) (char *)__get_dynamic_array(field)
+#define __get_str(field) ((char *)__get_dynamic_array(field))
 
 #undef __get_bitmask
 #define __get_bitmask(field)						\