diff --git a/common.h b/common.h
index a822b7182..d46a5230a 100644
--- a/common.h
+++ b/common.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ typedef int blasint;
 /* C99 supports complex floating numbers natively, which GCC also offers as an
    extension since version 3.0.  If neither are available, use a compatible
    structure as fallback (see Clause 6.2.5.13 of the C99 standard). */
-#if (defined(__STDC_IEC_559_COMPLEX__) || __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L ||
+#if (defined(__STDC_IEC_559_COMPLEX__) || __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L || \
      (__GNUC__ >= 3 && !defined(__cplusplus)))
   #define OPENBLAS_COMPLEX_C99
   typedef float _Complex openblas_complex_float;
diff --git a/openblas_config_template.h b/openblas_config_template.h
index 0d1186819..cf2c037cc 100644
--- a/openblas_config_template.h
+++ b/openblas_config_template.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef int blasint;
 /* C99 supports complex floating numbers natively, which GCC also offers as an
    extension since version 3.0.  If neither are available, use a compatible
    structure as fallback (see Clause 6.2.5.13 of the C99 standard). */
-#if (defined(__STDC_IEC_559_COMPLEX__) || __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L ||
+#if (defined(__STDC_IEC_559_COMPLEX__) || __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L || \
      (__GNUC__ >= 3 && !defined(__cplusplus)))
   #define OPENBLAS_COMPLEX_C99
   #include <complex.h>