diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/testgame/src/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/testgame/src/game.c
index 81805aef9..d4095b74c 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/testgame/src/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/testgame/src/game.c
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@ void statuslistcode(void)
         day = sintable[sprite[i].ang]*l;
 
         osectnum = sprite[i].sectnum;
-        movestat = movesprite((short)i,dax,day,0L,-8L<<8,-8L<<8,CLIPMASK0);
+        movestat = movesprite((short)i,dax,day,0L,-(8L<<8),-(8L<<8),CLIPMASK0);
         sprite[i].z = globloz;
         if ((sprite[i].sectnum != osectnum) && (sector[sprite[i].sectnum].lotag == 10))
         {
@@ -3345,7 +3345,7 @@ void processinput(short snum)
             goalz = globloz-(8<<8);
             if (pos[snum].z >= goalz-(2<<8))
             {
-                clipmove(&pos[snum],&cursectnum[snum],-TICSPERFRAME<<14,-TICSPERFRAME<<14,128L,4<<8,4<<8,CLIPMASK0);
+                clipmove(&pos[snum],&cursectnum[snum],-(TICSPERFRAME<<14),-(TICSPERFRAME<<14),128L,4<<8,4<<8,CLIPMASK0);
 
                 if (slimesoundcnt[snum] >= 0)
                 {
@@ -4380,7 +4380,7 @@ void fakedomovethings(void)
         {
             goalz = globloz-(8<<8);
             if (my.z >= goalz-(2<<8))
-                clipmove(&my,&mycursectnum,-TICSPERFRAME<<14,-TICSPERFRAME<<14,128L,4<<8,4<<8,CLIPMASK0);
+                clipmove(&my,&mycursectnum,-(TICSPERFRAME<<14),-(TICSPERFRAME<<14),128L,4<<8,4<<8,CLIPMASK0);
         }
     if (goalz < globhiz+(16<<8))   //ceiling&floor too close
         goalz = ((globloz+globhiz)>>1);