diff --git a/liblangutil/Exceptions.h b/liblangutil/Exceptions.h
index 10fca8029..fb6f23cf1 100644
--- a/liblangutil/Exceptions.h
+++ b/liblangutil/Exceptions.h
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ struct InvalidAstError: virtual util::Exception {};
 #endif
 
 #define solAssert_1(CONDITION) \
-	solAssert_2(CONDITION, "")
+	solAssert_2((CONDITION), "")
 
 #define solAssert_2(CONDITION, DESCRIPTION) \
 	assertThrowWithDefaultDescription( \
-		CONDITION, \
+		(CONDITION), \
 		::solidity::langutil::InternalCompilerError, \
-		DESCRIPTION, \
+		(DESCRIPTION), \
 		"Solidity assertion failed" \
 	)
 
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ struct InvalidAstError: virtual util::Exception {};
 #endif
 
 #define solUnimplementedAssert_1(CONDITION) \
-	solUnimplementedAssert_2(CONDITION, "")
+	solUnimplementedAssert_2((CONDITION), "")
 
 #define solUnimplementedAssert_2(CONDITION, DESCRIPTION) \
 	assertThrowWithDefaultDescription( \
-		CONDITION, \
+		(CONDITION), \
 		::solidity::langutil::UnimplementedFeatureError, \
-		DESCRIPTION, \
+		(DESCRIPTION), \
 		"Unimplemented feature" \
 	)
 
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ struct InvalidAstError: virtual util::Exception {};
 
 #define astAssert_2(CONDITION, DESCRIPTION) \
 	assertThrowWithDefaultDescription( \
-		CONDITION, \
+		(CONDITION), \
 		::solidity::langutil::InvalidAstError, \
-		DESCRIPTION, \
+		(DESCRIPTION), \
 		"AST assertion failed" \
 	)
 
diff --git a/libsmtutil/Exceptions.h b/libsmtutil/Exceptions.h
index fd144ca72..2a32c4fcd 100644
--- a/libsmtutil/Exceptions.h
+++ b/libsmtutil/Exceptions.h
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ struct SMTLogicError: virtual util::Exception {};
 #endif
 
 #define smtAssert_1(CONDITION) \
-	smtAssert_2(CONDITION, "")
+	smtAssert_2((CONDITION), "")
 
 #define smtAssert_2(CONDITION, DESCRIPTION) \
 	assertThrowWithDefaultDescription( \
-		CONDITION, \
+		(CONDITION), \
 		::solidity::smtutil::SMTLogicError, \
-		DESCRIPTION, \
+		(DESCRIPTION), \
 		"SMT assertion failed" \
 	)
 
diff --git a/libsolutil/Assertions.h b/libsolutil/Assertions.h
index 81823e040..4924522d6 100644
--- a/libsolutil/Assertions.h
+++ b/libsolutil/Assertions.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ inline std::string stringOrDefault(std::string _string, std::string _defaultStri
 		if (!(_condition)) \
 			solThrow( \
 				_exceptionType, \
-				::solidity::util::assertions::stringOrDefault(_description, _defaultDescription) \
+				::solidity::util::assertions::stringOrDefault((_description), (_defaultDescription)) \
 			); \
 	} \
 	while (false)
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ inline std::string stringOrDefault(std::string _string, std::string _defaultStri
 /// Use it as assertThrow(1 == 1, ExceptionType, "Mathematics is wrong.");
 /// The second parameter must be an exception class (rather than an instance).
 #define assertThrow(_condition, _exceptionType, _description) \
-	assertThrowWithDefaultDescription(_condition, _exceptionType, _description, "Assertion failed")
+	assertThrowWithDefaultDescription((_condition), _exceptionType, (_description), "Assertion failed")
 
 }
diff --git a/libsolutil/Exceptions.h b/libsolutil/Exceptions.h
index 66b2442ef..8ac7a5fae 100644
--- a/libsolutil/Exceptions.h
+++ b/libsolutil/Exceptions.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct Exception: virtual std::exception, virtual boost::exception
 #define solThrow(_exceptionType, _description) \
 	::boost::throw_exception( \
 		_exceptionType() << \
-		::solidity::util::errinfo_comment(_description) << \
+		::solidity::util::errinfo_comment((_description)) << \
 		::boost::throw_function(ETH_FUNC) << \
 		::boost::throw_file(__FILE__) << \
 		::boost::throw_line(__LINE__) \
diff --git a/libyul/Exceptions.h b/libyul/Exceptions.h
index 1ad7785e9..45c681a5d 100644
--- a/libyul/Exceptions.h
+++ b/libyul/Exceptions.h
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ struct StackTooDeepError: virtual YulException
 #endif
 
 #define yulAssert_1(CONDITION) \
-	yulAssert_2(CONDITION, "")
+	yulAssert_2((CONDITION), "")
 
 #define yulAssert_2(CONDITION, DESCRIPTION) \
 	assertThrowWithDefaultDescription( \
-		CONDITION, \
+		(CONDITION), \
 		::solidity::yul::YulAssertion, \
-		DESCRIPTION, \
+		(DESCRIPTION), \
 		"Yul assertion failed" \
 	)