diff --git a/include/cglm/mat3.h b/include/cglm/mat3.h
index 9b454ce..61c4f3d 100644
--- a/include/cglm/mat3.h
+++ b/include/cglm/mat3.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 
 
 /* for C only */
-#define GLM_MAT3_IDENTITY (mat3)GLM_MAT3_IDENTITY_INIT
-#define GLM_MAT3_ZERO     (mat3)GLM_MAT3_ZERO_INIT
+#define GLM_MAT3_IDENTITY ((mat3)GLM_MAT3_IDENTITY_INIT)
+#define GLM_MAT3_ZERO     ((mat3)GLM_MAT3_ZERO_INIT)
 
 /* DEPRECATED! use _copy, _ucopy versions */
 #define glm_mat3_dup(mat, dest) glm_mat3_copy(mat, dest)
diff --git a/include/cglm/mat4.h b/include/cglm/mat4.h
index 4da3fc7..45f54b4 100644
--- a/include/cglm/mat4.h
+++ b/include/cglm/mat4.h
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
                                  {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f}}
 
 /* for C only */
-#define GLM_MAT4_IDENTITY (mat4)GLM_MAT4_IDENTITY_INIT
-#define GLM_MAT4_ZERO     (mat4)GLM_MAT4_ZERO_INIT
+#define GLM_MAT4_IDENTITY ((mat4)GLM_MAT4_IDENTITY_INIT)
+#define GLM_MAT4_ZERO     ((mat4)GLM_MAT4_ZERO_INIT)
 
 /* DEPRECATED! use _copy, _ucopy versions */
 #define glm_mat4_udup(mat, dest) glm_mat4_ucopy(mat, dest)
diff --git a/include/cglm/quat.h b/include/cglm/quat.h
index e47559b..63236b1 100644
--- a/include/cglm/quat.h
+++ b/include/cglm/quat.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
  */
 
 #define GLM_QUAT_IDENTITY_INIT  {1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f}
-#define GLM_QUAT_IDENTITY       (versor)GLM_QUAT_IDENTITY_INIT
+#define GLM_QUAT_IDENTITY       ((versor)GLM_QUAT_IDENTITY_INIT)
 
 /*!
  * @brief makes given quat to identity
diff --git a/include/cglm/vec3.h b/include/cglm/vec3.h
index 06c7147..8600711 100644
--- a/include/cglm/vec3.h
+++ b/include/cglm/vec3.h
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@
 #define GLM_VEC3_ONE_INIT   {1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f}
 #define GLM_VEC3_ZERO_INIT  {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f}
 
-#define GLM_VEC3_ONE  (vec3)GLM_VEC3_ONE_INIT
-#define GLM_VEC3_ZERO (vec3)GLM_VEC3_ZERO_INIT
+#define GLM_VEC3_ONE  ((vec3)GLM_VEC3_ONE_INIT)
+#define GLM_VEC3_ZERO ((vec3)GLM_VEC3_ZERO_INIT)
 
-#define GLM_YUP  (vec3){0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f}
-#define GLM_ZUP  (vec3){0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f}
-#define GLM_XUP  (vec3){1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f}
+#define GLM_YUP  ((vec3){0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f})
+#define GLM_ZUP  ((vec3){0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f})
+#define GLM_XUP  ((vec3){1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f})
 
 /*!
  * @brief init vec3 using vec4
diff --git a/include/cglm/vec4.h b/include/cglm/vec4.h
index 91b1059..e0dfae8 100644
--- a/include/cglm/vec4.h
+++ b/include/cglm/vec4.h
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
 #define GLM_VEC4_BLACK_INIT {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f}
 #define GLM_VEC4_ZERO_INIT  {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f}
 
-#define GLM_VEC4_ONE        (vec4)GLM_VEC4_ONE_INIT
-#define GLM_VEC4_BLACK      (vec4)GLM_VEC4_BLACK_INIT
-#define GLM_VEC4_ZERO       (vec4)GLM_VEC4_ZERO_INIT
+#define GLM_VEC4_ONE        ((vec4)GLM_VEC4_ONE_INIT)
+#define GLM_VEC4_BLACK      ((vec4)GLM_VEC4_BLACK_INIT)
+#define GLM_VEC4_ZERO       ((vec4)GLM_VEC4_ZERO_INIT)
 
 /*!
  * @brief init vec4 using vec3