diff --git a/src/include/crc_byte.h b/src/include/crc_byte.h
index 85b7221053..972b89a606 100644
--- a/src/include/crc_byte.h
+++ b/src/include/crc_byte.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ uint16_t crc16_byte(uint16_t prev_crc, uint8_t data);
 uint32_t crc32_byte(uint32_t prev_crc, uint8_t data);
 
 #define CRC(buf, size, crc_func) ({ \
-	const uint8_t *_crc_local_buf = (const uint8_t *)buf; \
+	const uint8_t *_crc_local_buf = (const uint8_t *)(buf); \
 	size_t _crc_local_size = size; \
 	__typeof__(crc_func(0, 0)) _crc_local_result = 0; \
 	while (_crc_local_size--) { \