diff --git a/examples/game_of_life/modules/automaton/automaton.v b/examples/game_of_life/modules/automaton/automaton.v
index af3fc88e37..458b996b1b 100644
--- a/examples/game_of_life/modules/automaton/automaton.v
+++ b/examples/game_of_life/modules/automaton/automaton.v
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub mut:
 	unsafe {
 		mut e := &int(0)
 		e = a.data + y*a.maxx + x
-		*e = newval
+		(*e) = newval
 	}
 }
 [inline] pub fn (a &A2D) get(x,y int) int {
diff --git a/vlib/hash/wyhash/rand.v b/vlib/hash/wyhash/rand.v
index 0583a905dc..38a675d939 100644
--- a/vlib/hash/wyhash/rand.v
+++ b/vlib/hash/wyhash/rand.v
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ pub fn rand_u64(seed &u64) u64 {
 	mut seed0 := seed
 	unsafe{
 		mut seed1 := *seed0
-		seed1 += wyp0
-		*seed0 = seed1
+		seed1 += (wyp0)
+		(*seed0) = seed1
 		return wymum(seed1^wyp1, seed1)
 	}	
 	return 0