diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_spi.c b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_spi.c
index 8c1e15d61db7..08ed92859be0 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_spi.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "ssp.h"
 
 #define SSP_DEV (&data->spi->dev)
-#define SSP_GET_MESSAGE_TYPE(data) (data & (3 << SSP_RW))
+#define SSP_GET_MESSAGE_TYPE(data) ((data) & (3 << SSP_RW))
 
 /*
  * SSP -> AP Instruction
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ static inline void ssp_get_buffer(struct ssp_msg *m, unsigned int offset,
 }
 
 #define SSP_GET_BUFFER_AT_INDEX(m, index) \
-	(m->buffer[SSP_HEADER_SIZE_ALIGNED + index])
+	((m)->buffer[SSP_HEADER_SIZE_ALIGNED + (index)])
 #define SSP_SET_BUFFER_AT_INDEX(m, index, val) \
-	(m->buffer[SSP_HEADER_SIZE_ALIGNED + index] = val)
+	((m)->buffer[SSP_HEADER_SIZE_ALIGNED + (index)] = val)
 
 static void ssp_clean_msg(struct ssp_msg *m)
 {