diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_inline.h b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_inline.h
index 8ad3ce945b9e5f36b20953af23ff1717d64403a4..a3266e066c00ca707a856f6035aca10198779433 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_inline.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_inline.h
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ ahd_inw(struct ahd_softc *ahd, u_int port)
 	 * or have other side effects when the low byte is
 	 * read.
 	 */
-	return ((ahd_inb(ahd, port+1) << 8) | ahd_inb(ahd, port));
+	uint16_t r = ahd_inb(ahd, port+1) << 8;
+	return r | ahd_inb(ahd, port);
 }
 
 static __inline void
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_inline.h b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_inline.h
index 2cc8a17ed8b4a565f7051fcef8238fe8329d8b38..8e1954cdd84f67cd114491ad0c0072d3aaec175f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_inline.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_inline.h
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ ahc_fetch_transinfo(struct ahc_softc *ahc, char channel, u_int our_id,
 static __inline uint16_t
 ahc_inw(struct ahc_softc *ahc, u_int port)
 {
-	return ((ahc_inb(ahc, port+1) << 8) | ahc_inb(ahc, port));
+	uint16_t r = ahc_inb(ahc, port+1) << 8;
+	return r | ahc_inb(ahc, port);
 }
 
 static __inline void