diff --git a/servers/slapd/entry.c b/servers/slapd/entry.c
index a6e548b934..c44902d9a2 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/entry.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/entry.c
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ entry_id_cmp( const void *v_e1, const void *v_e2 )
 	return( e1->e_id < e2->e_id ? -1 : (e1->e_id > e2->e_id ? 1 : 0) );
 }
 
-#define entry_lenlen(l)	((l) < 0x80) ? 1 : ((l) < 0x100) ? 2 : \
-	((l) < 0x10000) ? 3 : ((l) < 0x1000000) ? 4 : 5
+#define entry_lenlen(l)	(((l) < 0x80) ? 1 : ((l) < 0x100) ? 2 : \
+	((l) < 0x10000) ? 3 : ((l) < 0x1000000) ? 4 : 5)
 #if 0
 /* This is like a ber_len */
 static ber_len_t